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INSECTS

Neighborly Mining Bee

Andrena vicina

Insects
Neighborly Mining Bee, photo 1 of 5
Neighborly Mining Bee, Female
Neighborly Mining Bee, photo 3 of 5

Hymenopteran in the family Andrenidae. Feeds on nectar.

There are 19 observations of Neighborly Mining Bee in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Chaudière-Appalaches and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from July to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal8
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Laval1
  5. Laurentides1
  6. Montérégie1
  7. Centre-du-Québec1
  8. Mauricie1
  9. Estrie1
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Similar species

Dunning's MinerAndrena dunningi
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Carlin's Mining BeeAndrena carlini
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena crataegi
Milwaukee Mining BeeAndrena milwaukeensis
Unequal Cellophane BeeColletes inaequalis
Half-black Bumble BeeBombus vagans