The golden-haired miner bee[1] (Andrena auricoma) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae.[2][3][4] The female bees are 8 to 10 mm in length, and males are 6 to 9 mm long. It is found in the western United States, and is relatively rare outside California. It looks very similar to the death camas miner bee (Andrena astragali) but is smaller.[5]
Andrena auricoma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Andrenidae |
Genus: | Andrena |
Species: | A. auricoma
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Binomial name | |
Andrena auricoma Smith, 1879
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