Buffish Mining Bee (Andrena nigroaenea)

Buffish Mining Bee, a reference photo — Photo: S. Rae from Scotland, UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Andrena nigroaenea also known as buffish mining bee is a Palearctic species of mining bee.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Buffish Mining Bee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Andrena scotica
Andrena bicolor
Andrena tibialis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species: Andrena nigroaenea

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