Andrena barbilabris

Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany

native in Germany

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Interactions

documented

About this species

Andrena barbilabris is a small, solitary mining bee belonging to the Andrenidae family. Records from Great Britain indicate its presence, though the status remains indeterminate. It is univoltine, with a single brood each year, and adults are on the wing from May through July. A polylectic forager, it gathers pollen from a broad spectrum of flowers. Female inter-tegular distance averages 2.32 mm, and the tongue length is 2.38 mm, reflecting its modest size and generalist floral habits.

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Yearly cycle

A single generation emerges each year, with adults active between May and July. Nesting and provisioning occur during this window, after which the larvae develop and overwinter until the following season.

Safety note (optional)

No specific safety information has been documented for Andrena barbilabris. Like most solitary mining bees, it is not defensive and stings are extremely uncommon, but the absence of recorded incidents means no formal risk assessment is available.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

polylektisch

Generationen/Jahr

univoltin

Scientific profile

Andrena barbilabris is a solitary bee placed in the family Andrenidae. Its life cycle is univoltine, producing one generation annually, and flight activity has been recorded from May to July. The species exhibits polylectic foraging, meaning it collects pollen from many different plant families without strong specialisation. Females display an inter-tegular distance of 2.32 mm and a tongue length of 2.38 mm, dimensions consistent with small-bodied, broad-spectrum pollen-collecting behaviour.

Visited plants

36 plants are visited by this species

Barbarea vulgaris Chaerophyllum temulumPastinaca sativa subsp. urensHeracleum sphondyliumPotentilla anserinaMalus domesticaAngelica sylvestris subsp. bernardiaeCrataegus monogyna Bellis perennis Aegopodium podagraria Ilex aquifolium Acer pseudoplatanusRanunculus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusArmeria maritima subsp. serpentiniAnthriscus sylvestris Rubus fruticosus Hypochaeris radicataSalix alba subsp. coeruleaSilene dioica Prunus spinosa Frangula alnus Sinapis albaSinapis arvensis subsp. arvensisFilipendula ulmaria Rosa arvensis Pinus sylvestris Taraxacum officinale Veronica chamaedrys Cornus sanguinea Salix repensBrassica napus subsp. napusEuphorbia esulaCornus sericeaSalix capreaPotentilla supinaCornus mas

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•EBHD — European Biodiversity Hub Database v2025, Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17107215 (CC BY 4.0)

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