Andrena ziziaformis, M, Face, VA, Giles County
Andrena ziziaformis meaning of the form of zizia meaning kind of like Andrena zizia which means the Andrena bee that collects the pollen of the plant Zizia aka. Golden Alexanders. This little, tiny Andrena male has wonderful example of WIPS, wing interference patterns that show up in small Hymenoptera of many kinds. Photograph by Brooke Alexander. Original public domain image from Flickr