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Andrena vaga, commonly known as the grey-backed mining bee, is a solitary bee species found across Europe. It is oligolectic, meaning females collect pollen almost exclusively from willow (Salix) species to provision their nests. The species forms dense nesting aggregations in sandy or gravelly soil...

Andrena clarkella is an early-spring mining bee found across Europe and North America. It is a specialist pollinator, foraging primarily on willow blossoms for nectar and pollen. The bee nests in the ground, often in sandy soils, and is active from March to May.

Colletes cunicularius, commonly known as the spring mining bee, is a solitary bee species described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. These bees are found across Europe and parts of Asia, where they emerge in early spring to create nesting burrows in sandy soils, particularly in coastal dunes. Females colle...

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Salix purpurea, commonly called purple osier willow, is a deciduous willow native to parts of Europe and western Asia. Its young twigs can have a purple coloration, while its flexible stems have made the species useful in basketry and woven work. It grows in moist habitats and has been introduced or...

Salix humilis, or prairie willow, is a deciduous willow shrub native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States, with a range extending westward to the Great Plains and Manitoba. It occurs in habitats that include prairies, open woods, stream terraces, and other dry to moist sites. The species...

Satyrium acadica, commonly called the Acadian hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is native to parts of Canada and the northern United States, where it is associated with habitats containing its larval food plants. The caterpillars feed on willows in the genus Salix, and the adul...

Phellinus igniarius is a perennial woody bracket fungus that grows parasitically on willows and other hardwood trees. It forms hard, hoof-shaped conks with a brown to black exterior and a pore-bearing underside. The species is inedible and has a long history of use as tinder because its dry tissue c...

Willow leaf beetle is a common name for several small leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, rather than for one single species. Species called willow leaf beetles occur in genera such as Phratora, Crepidodera, and Plagiodera, and they feed mainly on willows and related plants. Adults may show me...