Chocolate Mining Bee

Chocolate Mining Bee

Andrena carantonica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Copenhagen

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

8 Verified sightings at Copenhagen
April Best month

About the Chocolate Mining Bee

Andrena trimmerana, Trimmer's mining bee, is a species of mining bee from the family Andrenidae. It occurs in the western Palearctic but its true status in some areas is muddled due to issues of taxonomy and misidentification.

Andrena trimmerana is bivoltine and the broods differ from each other in morphology, especially the male bees. They are difficult to separate from the closely related and partially sympatric A. scotica. The females of A. trimmerana can be separated from females of A. scotica by the red patches of colour on the sides of tergite 1 and the reddish colour of the basal sternites. This reddish colour on the basal sternites is similar to A. bimaculata but A. trimmerana is larger and is rougher on the top of the propodeum. The later, summer generation of A. rosae also resembles A. trimmerana but it has shorter hairs all over its body. They measure 13-15mm in length.

The early brood or spring generation males possess a spine on their genae which is of variable size, this is also present in the males of the spring generation of A. rosae but they have an all dark abdomen and lack an apical tooth on their mandibles, while the males of A. ferox also have... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Dublin 🇮🇪 Ireland
<5%
6 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chocolate Mining Bee in Copenhagen?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Mining Bee sighting in Copenhagen on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 304th most-seen of the 476 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chocolate Mining Bee in Copenhagen?

April and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Mining Bee in Copenhagen on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.

Is Copenhagen the best place to see a Chocolate Mining Bee?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Chocolate Mining Bee sightings, Copenhagen ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Chocolate Mining Bee live in Copenhagen?

Same genus: Andrena

The closest relatives of the Chocolate Mining Bee that you can see in Copenhagen (genus Andrena, Mining Bees) are Tawny Mining Bee (about 10%) and Early Mining Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chocolate Mining Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chocolate Mining Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Copenhagen (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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