| Andrena carlini | |
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| Female Andrena carlini | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Andrenidae |
| Genus: | Andrena |
| Species: | A. carlini |
| Binomial name | |
| Andrena carlini Cockerell, 1901 | |
Andrena carlini, the Carlinville miner bee, [1] is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America. [2] [3]
Andrena carlini was first described by Theodore D. A. Cockerell in 1901. [2] Taxonomic placement follows the Integrated Taxonomic Information System and Global Biodiversity Information Facility records. [4]
Records aggregated by GBIF and regional atlas projects show occurrences across parts of the United States and into southern Canada; specimen records and observational data indicate a primarily temperate North American distribution. [3] Regional data are also available from the Vermont Atlas of Life. [5]
Andrena carlini is a solitary, ground-nesting (mining) bee associated with open, sandy or well-drained soils. Observational records indicate it forages on a variety of wildflowers and contributes to pollination of native flora in its range. [3] [6]
Members of the species exhibit the typical morphology of the genus Andrena: medium size, distinct facial and thoracic hair patterns, and characteristic wing venation. Consult regional identification guides and photographic records for diagnostic characters. [6]
The species is recognized in national/regional species lists (e.g., Canada’s standardized common names dataset). No global threatened status is listed by major conservation databases for this species as of the latest aggregated records. [1] [3]