Andrena accepta Viereck, 1916 is a animal in the Andrenidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Andrena accepta Viereck, 1916

Andrena accepta Viereck, 1916

The two-spotted miner bee Andrena accepta is a North and Central American miner bee that nests communally in desert scrub, feeding primarily on Helianthus.

Family
Genus
Andrena
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Andrena accepta Viereck, 1916

The two-spotted miner bee, scientifically named Andrena accepta, is a species of miner bee that belongs to the family Andrenidae. This bee can be found in Central America and North America. Individuals of this species construct communal nests that contain many individual cells. Their known habitat is desert scrub, and their primary host plants are from the genus Helianthus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Andrenidae Andrena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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