Andrena (Andrena) thaspii Graenicher, 1903

Zarrillo, Tracy A., Stoner, Kimberly A. & Ascher, John S., 2025, Biodiversity of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Connecticut (USA), Zootaxa 5586 (1), pp. 1-138 : 61

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scientific name	Andrena (Andrena) thaspii Graenicher, 1903
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Andrena (Andrena) thaspii Graenicher, 1903 View in CoL

Meadow-parsnip Miner

= Andrena (Bythandrena) gabrielsoni Mitchell, 1960: 115 View in CoL . (Connecticut holotype). Synonymy by LaBerge (1980).

Holotype. Female USA: Connecticut: Litchfield Co.: Colebrook , 23 July 1911, W. M. Wheeler ( ANSP).

Notes: This widespread species has a relatively late flight season for a native Andrena and has been found in Connecticut along roadsides and forest edges visiting birds-foot-trefoil ( Lotus corniculatus ). Wood & Roberts (2018) report that A. thaspii is polylectic with a strong preference for Fabaceae pollen, but LaBerge (1980) noted “no strong floral preferences.” This species has also been detected in sandplain remnants, agricultural land, and pollinator gardens in Connecticut.