Andrena crocusella

Andrena crocusella

A small black bee that was discovered in Israel in the 2010's, forages mainly in Crocus flowers in the autumn.
Discovered by the Bee-researcher Gideon Pisanty and his associates.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyAndrenidae
GenusAndrena
SpeciesAndrena crocusella
Photographed in
Israel