Hymenoptera of North Carolina
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Andrena andrenoides (Cresson, 1878) - No Common Name


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Taxonomy
Family: Andrenidae Subfamily: AndreninaeChecklist Number: 19.00                                                                                  
Comments: This species is one of 470 members of this genus that occur in North American north of Mexico (Discover Life, accessed 2019-12-10), 97 of which have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Discover Life, GBIFiNaturalist
                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This is a very widespread species, ranging from the Rocky Mountain east to New England and south to Florida. Records in North Carolina are all from the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Based on its overall distribution in North America, it seems likely to turn up over most of the state.
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Flight Comments: A univoltine, spring flying species
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: LaBerge and Ribble describe it as an "oligolege of willows (Salix spp.)". Fowler and Droege (accessed 2019-12-11) also list it as a specialist pollinator of Salix. While Mitchell recorded many times on willow in North Carolina he also had records on Prunus and listed Amelanchier and Viola in his account for this species (Mitchell, 1960).
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
State Protection:
Comments: Although described as rare in the east by Fowler and Droege (accessed 2019-12-11) and the last specimen date from North Carolina appears to be 1960, this species was collected over such a broad area during the time when Mitchell, Brimley, and others were actively collecting that it seems unwarranted to rank this species as State Historic. More information, however, is needed to determine its current status.