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Early Colletes

Colletes cunicularius

Classification

Class
Insecta

Colletes cunicularius, the vernal colletes or spring mining bee, is a species of solitary bee from the family Colletidae which is widespread in the Palearctic from Britain to the Pacific Ocean which nests in areas of open, sandy soil. Description Colletes cinicularius is a large species of Colletes which has an unbanded, hairy, black abdomen which contrasts with the thorax which is covered with brown hair. The most likely confusion species in Britain is Andrena scotica as this also has an early flight period but C.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 3,713Germany · 2,337Switzerland · 394France · 207United Kingdom · 177Belgium · 65Luxembourg · 39Spain · 31Italy · 9