Bug FAQTwo-spotted Miner Bee
Andrena accepta · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Andrenidae
It lives in desert scrub and builds communal nests made of many cells. Adults feed mainly on plants in the sunflower genus Helianthus.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Andrena accepta belongs to the miner bee family Andrenidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It inhabits desert scrub environments.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its primary host plants are in the genus Helianthus, the sunflowers.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Members of this species make communal nests that contain many cells.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Kansas, New Mexico, Illinois, Arizona, Utah, Nebraska, Colorado, Mississippi.
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
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Questions people ask
What plants do two-spotted miner bees visit?
They mainly visit sunflower species in the genus Helianthus.
Source: Wikipedia
Where does the two-spotted miner bee live?
It lives in desert scrub habitats and is found across Central and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Andrenidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrena_accepta
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