Andrena pulverea

Bee / Andrenidae / Andrena / Andrena pulverea

7 - 18 mm

Size

Spring

Seasonality

Specialist

Pollinator preference

Large scopae on hind legs, back sides of thorax, and the joint between legs and thorax

Pollen carrying method

Ground nester

Nesting

Solitary and communal

Sociality

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1 confirmed and 16 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Common Meadowfoam

Limnanthes douglasii

Common Stickyseed

Blennosperma nanum

Milk Maids

Cardamine californica

Little Western Bittercress

Cardamine oligosperma

Alternative names

  • Common Names:

  • Spanish Common Names:

  • Scientific Names:

    Andrena pulverea

Additional Resources

Sources

iNaturalist Licensed Observation Images was accessed on March 27, 2025 from https://registry.opendata.aws/inaturalist-open-data.

Fowler, Jarrod. "Pollen Specialist Bees of the Western U.S." 2020. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. https://jarrodfowler.com/pollen_specialist.html.

"Beginner Bee Field Guide." Colorado State University Extension, 28 Feb. 2022. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025. extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BeginnerBeeFieldGuide_LowRezWeb_28Feb2022.pdf. PDF.