Andrena ( Melandrena ) carlini Cockerell, 1901

Andrena ( Melandrena) carlini Cockerell, 1901 View in CoL

Carlinville Miner

Notes: This vernal species, known to be an important blueberry visitor (Boulanger et al. 1967; Bushman & Drummond 2015; Kloet 1976), is commonly found throughout Connecticut in diverse habitats including a coastal wildlife refuge, beach dunes, inland sandplain remnants, acidic bogs, hayfields and grassy meadows, pollinator and botanical gardens, agricultural fields and orchards, hardwood forests, and powerline ROW. A large number of Andrena ( Melandrena) records on community science sites from Connecticut and nearby states likely pertain to this species but are often left unidentified due to potential confusion with A. regularis , a numerous species to the north of Connecticut.