Wilke's mining bee
Andrena wilkella
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Small, fuzzy mining bee with reddish-brown body. Solitary ground-nester that pollinates spring wildflowers; provides reliable early pollination when few other bees are active.
Plants that support Wilke's mining bee
1 plants
Johnny-tuck
Triphysaria eriantha subsp. eriantha
annual
early spring pollen collection for nest provisioning
Bay Area native