About Andrena obscuripennis Smith, 1853
Andrena obscuripennis is a species of mining bee belonging to the family Andrenidae. This species is found in North America. Its currently confirmed distribution includes Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina (United States), and Ontario (Canada). Mitchell's reference works on bees of the Eastern United States originally listed New Jersey and Louisiana as part of this species' range, but those distribution records have not been able to be validated. Unconfirmed additional records for coastal areas of South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland are held in online repositories. Very little information is currently available about the biology or life history of Andrena obscuripennis. One recorded observation comes from a Georgia study focused on bee flight heights: a single individual of this species was collected within 0.5 meters of the ground, and no individuals were collected in the tree canopy.
