Bug FAQNarrow-legged Miner Bee
Andrena angustitarsata · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Andrenidae
It lives in North America. It gathers pollen from many flowers but prefers those in the carrot family (Apiaceae).
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Andrena angustitarsata belongs to the miner bee family Andrenidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This bee is found across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It is a generalist forager that prefers pollen from Apiaceae flowers.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Questions people ask
What does the narrow-legged miner bee eat?
It collects pollen from many plants but shows a preference for flowers in the Apiaceae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Andrenidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrena_angustitarsata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.