Chocolate Mining Bee

Chocolate Mining Bee

Andrena carantonica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Liverpool

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

22 Verified sightings at Liverpool
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

More parks will be added in future updates.

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 Liverpool?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Mining Bee sighting in Liverpool on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 268th most-seen of the 632 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Mining Bee in Liverpool on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.

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

Yes

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Chocolate Mining Bee sightings, Liverpool has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and London (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Chocolate Mining Bee live in Liverpool?

Same genus: Andrena

The closest relatives of the Chocolate Mining Bee that you can see in Liverpool (genus Andrena, Mining Bees) are Tawny Mining Bee (about 20%), Ashy Mining Bee (about 20%) and Early Mining Bee (about 20%), 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 Liverpool (22 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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