Blue-and-black Mining Bee

Andrena nigrocaerulea

Summary 2

Andrena nigrocaerulea, the blue-and-black andrena, is a species of mining bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Eric Simons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Simons
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrena_nigrocaerulea

More Info

iNat Map

Diet generalist forager
Sociality non eusocial
Nesting soil nester
Seasonality early season
Garden frequency is rare
Body size medium size
Status is native