Andrena distans

Andrena distans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Andrenidae
Genus:	Andrena
Species:	A. distans
Binomial name
Andrena distans Provancher, 1888
Synonyms [1]
Andrena geranimaculatiViereck, 1907 Andrena gmaculatiRobertson, 1897 Andrena specRobertson, 1897 Ptilandrena gmaculati(Robertson, 1897)

The distant miner bee ^[2] (Andrena distans) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America. ^{[3] [1]} The bee can usually be found on Geranium maculatum flowers. ^[4]

References

1. "Andrena distans". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
2. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
3. "Andrena distans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
4. LaBerge, Wallace E. (1986). "A Revision of the Bees of the Genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part XII. Subgenera Leucandrena, Ptilandrena, Scoliandrena and Melandrena". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 112 (3). American Entomological Society: 191–248. ISSN   0002-8320. JSTOR   25078392 . Retrieved 2025-08-17.

Further reading

• Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2020). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)" . Retrieved 2020-06-24.
• Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0801885730.