species 19 observations

Porter's Miner Bee

Andrena porterae

Field notes

The Porter's miner bee (Andrena porterae) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America. It was first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1900 and named after the collector of the type specimen Wilmatte Porter.

Supported by All

26 native plants
support it in the US

Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Red-flowering Currant, Golden Currant, Wax Currant, Swamp Currant 23
Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Chokecherry, White-flowering Currant, Canyon Gooseberry 3

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided