Andrena scotica
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species: A. scotica
Common Name: Chocolate Mining Bee.
This is one of the most common of the mining bees. Visits blackthorn, hawthorn, dandilion, and rape. Later in the season visits brambles.
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