Colletes cunicularius

Colletes cunicularius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Colletes
Species:
C. cunicularius
Binomial name
Colletes cunicularius
(Linnaeus,1761)

Colletes cunicularius, the vernal colletes[2] or spring mining bee, is a species of solitary bee from the family Colletidae which is widespread in the Palearctic from Britain to the Pacific Ocean which nests in areas of open, sandy soil.

  1. ^ Kuhlmann, M. (2013). "Colletes cunicularius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13304727A13309451.
  2. ^ "Colletes (Pachycolletes) cunicularius (Linnaeus, 1761) - Vernal Colletes". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 24 June 2018.