Distribution
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N. S. to Ga., west to Alta., Idaho, Wyo., Colo., and N. Mex., but absent in Great Plains except marginally (Alta., Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., Que., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N. Mex., N.Y., N.C., N. Dak., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S. Dak., Tenn., Va., W. Va., Wis., and Wyo.).
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- Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. 1979. Prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein and Paul D. Hurd, Jr., Smithsonian Institution, and David R. Smith and B. D. Burks, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Insect Identification and Beneficial Insect Introduction Institute. Science and Education Administration, United States Department of Agriculture.
Brief Summary
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This solitary bee is a generalist pollinator and widespread in North America. It is chiefly active in April and May. Adults feed on nectar and males can be found throughout the active season, feeding and patrolling flowers in search of mates. Females feed on nectar and, toward the end of May, begin to collect pollen to provision their nests. A burrow is constructed by a single female and generally contains 5-8 cells, from 15-25 cm deep, each housing one of her offspring and a pellet of pollen. (Schrader and LaBerge, 1978) This species is an important native pollinator of blueberries. (Adamson, 2011)
Andrena carlini: Brief Summary
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Andrena carlini, the Carlinville miner bee, is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.
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