Bee Andrena sp.

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Flavio

Lion

Funny how the head looks bigger than it should be considering the size of the body (-: Posted 3 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Do you have any other photos because Andrena sp. has foveae (basically hairy grooves) between their eyes and antennae. I think your bee has them, but am not completely sure.

If you were on the east coast, I would guess it might be Andrena erigeniae. Maybe there's a similar Andrena sp. in your area, but I'm not sure. Posted 3 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  I do - here https://bugguide.net/node/view/2110310
  BugGuide agrees with you and has put it in Andrena, but not gone further. My bug book only says we have >200 species.... Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Oh, great! But, not easy to ID to species-level! Maybe someone on BG will know. Andrena are some of the first bees to emerge in spring, often even before the flowers bloom. Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Apr 24, 2022. Captured Apr 22, 2022 12:26 in 35674-35644 NE Moss Lake Rd, Carnation, WA 98014, USA.

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