Andrena (Micrandrena) melanochroa Cockerell 1898

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 25

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6002475
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scientific name	Andrena (Micrandrena) melanochroa Cockerell 1898
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Andrena (Micrandrena) melanochroa Cockerell 1898 View in CoL View at ENA (piperi group)

County records: Allegan, Clinton, Crawford, Dickinson, Ingham, Kalkaska, Livingston, Marquette, Ontonagon, Otsego, Roscommon, Van Buren, Wexford.

Notes. Polylectic, but prefers rosaceous plants in the genera Fragaria (strawberry) and Potentilla ( Ribble 1968) . This potential pollinator of strawberries can be collected in abundance from their flowers ( Knerer & Atwood 1964a).