Andrena auricoma
| Andrena auricoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Andrenidae |
| Genus: | Andrena |
| Species: | A. auricoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Andrena auricoma Smith, 1879
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Andrena auricoma is a species of mining bee in the family Andrenidae.[1][2][3]
Andrena auricoma females are 8 to 10 mm in length, and males are 6 to 9 mm long. It is found in the western United States, and is relatively rare outside California. It looks very similar to Andrena astragali but is smaller.[4]
References
- ^ "Andrena auricoma Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Andrena auricoma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Andrena auricoma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ LaBerge, W. E.; Ribble, D. W. (1975). "A revision of the bees of the genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part VII. Subgenus Euandrena". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 101.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Sharkey, M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera. Vol. 309. pp. 13–48.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - Sharkey, M.J.; Carpenter, J.M.; Vilhelmsen, L. (2012). "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera". Cladistics. 28 (1): 80–112.
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