Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Andrena scotica

Common Name Chocolate Mining Bee

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000875268 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Andrena (Hoplandrena) scotica Perkins, R.C.L., 1916, Andrena ?carantonica [Genus inferred] Pérez, 1902, Andrena carantonica misident. Pérez, 1902, Andrena jacobi Perkins, R.C.L., 1919, Andrena jacobi [Genus inferred] Perkins, R.C.L., 1921, Andrena jacobi var. johnsoni [Genus inferred] Perkins, 1921, Andrena scotica Perkins, R.C.L., 1919

Designations N/A

Abbreviation ansco

Authority Perkins, R.C.L., 1916

Group Insect - hymenopteran

Rank Species

Number Of Records 5

Number Of 10Km Squares 4

Number Of 50Km Squares 4

Oldest Record 16/04/1933

Newest Record 04/07/1996

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 18 February (recorded in 2024)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 5 August (recorded in 1931)

Species Profiles

Citation Bees, Wasps, and Ants Recording Society (GB), Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica), accessed 14 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/267/Species/55768

Species Detail - Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)