Andrena (Larandrena) miserabilis Cresson 1872

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 22

Andrena (Larandrena) miserabilis Cresson 1872

County records: Allegan, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Bezie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Dickinson, Eaton, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Livingston, Mackinac, Macomb, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford.

Notes. Nests have been described from Florida ( Norden & Scarborough 1979) and Kansas ( Michener & Rettenmeyer 1956; as bipunctata). One of the most abundant wild pollinators of apple and cherry in the state ( Gibbs et al. 2017) and known to visit commercial plums and pears ( Michener & Rettenmeyer 1956).