Key Identification Features
- Andrena cineraria (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly called the ashy mining bee, can be identified by sex-specific physical traits.
- Burrow entrances can be identified by the conical mounds of excavated soil they leave on the surface.
- The species has dark hind tibias, which bear distinct orange hairs that have been described as resembling a pair of orange leg warmers.
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