Andrena (Melandrena) perplexa Smith, 1853

Zarrillo, Tracy A., Stoner, Kimberly A. & Ascher, John S., 2025, Biodiversity of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Connecticut (USA), Zootaxa 5586 (1), pp. 1-138 : 67

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5586.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:824780E1-1CF8-4836-BD37-A8056FB4C7C7

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Andrena (Melandrena) perplexa Smith, 1853
status

 

Andrena (Melandrena) perplexa Smith, 1853 View in CoL

Perplexing Miner

Notes: This species was reported in Viereck et al. (1916) [as Andrena perplexa viburnella Graenicher ], but the historical voucher has not been located and there is the potential for confusion with several other Melandrena species e.g., A. barbara , and A. vicina . This species is widespread in Connecticut, being present in all but one county. Although not common, it is regularly collected in diverse habitats such as beach dunes, forest edges and openings, inland wetlands, powerline ROW, school grounds, grassy fields, and agricultural land.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Andrenidae

Genus

Andrena