Andrena porterae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species:
A. porterae
Binomial name
Andrena porterae
Cockerell, 1900

The Porter's miner bee[1] (Andrena porterae) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.[2][3] It was first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1900 and named after the collector of the type specimen Wilmatte Porter.[4]

References

  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. "Andrena porterae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  3. "Andrena porterae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  4. Cockerell, Theodore Dru Alison (1900-05-01). "LIV.—Observations on bees collected at Las Vegas, New Mexico, and in the adjacent Mountains". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5 (29): 401–416. doi:10.1080/00222930008678307 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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