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Andrena confederata, M, Back, Calvert Co
Andrena confederata, M, Back, Calvert Co
Andrena confederata, M, Back, Calvert Co

Andrena confederata - A male of this uncommon species found in Calvert County and photographed by Dejen Mengis.

Andrena confederata - A male of this uncommon species found in Calvert County and photographed by Dejen Mengis.

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Andrena confederata, M, Face, Calvert Co
Andrena confederata, M, Face, Calvert Co
Andrena confederata, M, Face, Calvert Co

Andrena confederata - A male of this uncommon species found in Calvert County and photographed by Dejen Mengis.

Andrena confederata - A male of this uncommon species found in Calvert County and photographed by Dejen Mengis.

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Andrena confederata, M, Side, MD, Calvert Co
Andrena confederata, M, Side, MD, Calvert Co
Andrena confederata, M, Side, MD, Calvert Co

Andrena confederata - A male of this uncommon species found in Calvert County and photographed by Dejen Mengis.

Andrena confederata - A male of this uncommon species found in Calvert County and photographed by Dejen Mengis.

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Andrena cornelli, F, Back, VA, Gales County
Andrena cornelli, F, Back, VA, Gales County
Andrena cornelli, F, Back, VA, Gales County

Go to the woods in the Eastern United States, find a blooming Rhododendron, look for this bee, it specializes Rhodos and Azalea pollen for its babies. Collected in Giles County (probably on a Rhododendron) by Barbara Abraham's students at Mountain Lake Biological Station.

Go to the woods in the Eastern United States, find a blooming Rhododendron, look for this bee, it specializes Rhodos and Azalea pollen for its babies. Collected in Giles County (probably on a Rhododendron) by Barbara Abraham's students at Mountain Lake Biological Station.

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Andrena thaspii, f, face, Washington Co., VA
Andrena thaspii, f, face, Washington Co., VA
Andrena thaspii, f, face, Washington Co., VA

Various Andrena, adding to the catalog....most with bad hair. Sigh.

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Andrena thaspii, f, left, Washington Co., VA
Andrena thaspii, f, left, Washington Co., VA
Andrena thaspii, f, left, Washington Co., VA

Another uncommon woodland Andrena. Andrena thaspii also is largely unstudied. Kelly Graninger took the picture and Ellison Orcutt caught the bee in Virginia.

Another uncommon woodland Andrena. Andrena thaspii also is largely unstudied. Kelly Graninger took the picture and Ellison Orcutt caught the bee in Virginia.

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Andrena uvulariae, F, face,
Andrena uvulariae, F, face,
Andrena uvulariae, F, face,

Andrena uvulariae, Female, Recently, this species was known only from the type, but work by Mike Arduser, Joan Milam, and John Ascher have resulted locating additional specimens along the the male. It appears to be a pollen specialist on Bellflowers. This specimen is approximately 100 years old from the Smithsonian collection.

Andrena uvulariae, Female, Recently, this species was known only from the type, but work by Mike Arduser, Joan Milam, and John Ascher have resulted locating additional specimens along the the male. It appears to be a pollen specialist on Bellflowers. This specimen is approximately 100 years old from the Smithsonian collection.

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Andrena uvulariae, F, side,
Andrena uvulariae, F, side,
Andrena uvulariae, F, side,

Andrena uvulariae, Female, Recently, this species was known only from the type, but work by Mike Arduser, Joan Milam, and John Ascher have resulted locating additional specimens along the the male. It appears to be a pollen specialist on Bellflowers. This specimen is approximately 100 years old from the Smithsonian collection.

Andrena uvulariae, Female, Recently, this species was known only from the type, but work by Mike Arduser, Joan Milam, and John Ascher have resulted locating additional specimens along the the male. It appears to be a pollen specialist on Bellflowers. This specimen is approximately 100 years old from the Smithsonian collection.

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Andrena uvulariae, M, antennae, Falls Church, Virginia
Andrena uvulariae, M, antennae, Falls Church, Virginia
Andrena uvulariae, M, antennae, Falls Church, Virginia

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

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Andrena uvulariae, M, back, Falls Church, Virginia
Andrena uvulariae, M, back, Falls Church, Virginia
Andrena uvulariae, M, back, Falls Church, Virginia

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

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Andrena uvulariae, M, Back, MA, Franklin County
Andrena uvulariae, M, Back, MA, Franklin County
Andrena uvulariae, M, Back, MA, Franklin County

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

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Andrena uvulariae, M, face, Falls Church, Virginia
Andrena uvulariae, M, face, Falls Church, Virginia
Andrena uvulariae, M, face, Falls Church, Virginia

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

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Andrena uvulariae, M, Face, MA, Franklin County
Andrena uvulariae, M, Face, MA, Franklin County
Andrena uvulariae, M, Face, MA, Franklin County

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

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Andrena uvulariae, M, side, Falls Church, Virginia
Andrena uvulariae, M, side, Falls Church, Virginia
Andrena uvulariae, M, side, Falls Church, Virginia

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

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Andrena uvulariae, M, Side, MA, Franklin County
Andrena uvulariae, M, Side, MA, Franklin County
Andrena uvulariae, M, Side, MA, Franklin County

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

Rare Bee Alert. Andrena uvulariae was described many years ago from specimens collected where I work in Beltsville, MD and then...it largely went off the radar screen as a legit species and all things that looked like this species were simply called A. ziziaformis.

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Andrena vanduzeei, f, back, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, f, back, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, f, back, Mariposa, CA

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected in Yosemite National Park. Picture by Sydney Price.

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected in Yosemite National Park. Picture by Sydney Price.

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Andrena vanduzeei, f, face, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, f, face, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, f, face, Mariposa, CA

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected in Yosemite National Park. Picture by Sydney Price.

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected in Yosemite National Park. Picture by Sydney Price.

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Andrena vanduzeei, f, left side, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, f, left side, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, f, left side, Mariposa, CA

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected in Yosemite National Park. Picture by Sydney Price.

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected in Yosemite National Park. Picture by Sydney Price.

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Andrena vanduzeei, m, back, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, m, back, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, m, back, Mariposa, CA

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected By Robbin Thorp. Picture by Sydney Price.

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected By Robbin Thorp. Picture by Sydney Price.

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Andrena vanduzeei, m, face, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, m, face, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, m, face, Mariposa, CA

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected By Robbin Thorp. Picture by Sydney Price.

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected By Robbin Thorp. Picture by Sydney Price.

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Andrena vanduzeei, m, right side, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, m, right side, Mariposa, CA
Andrena vanduzeei, m, right side, Mariposa, CA

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected in Yosemite National Park. Picture by Sydney Price.

This is a first in what will be a series of pictures from Claire Kremen's Lab at U.C. Berkeley. This is Andrena vanduzeei, an endemic California bee, restricted to the High Sierras. Note the lovely blue metallic notes and surrounding dark hairs. Specimens collected in Yosemite National Park. Picture by Sydney Price.