Image to followAI-generated illustrationAndrena bimaculata
Andrena bimaculata
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
About this species
Andrena bimaculata is a bivoltine, polylectic mining bee. Females have an inter-tegular distance of 2.71 mm and a tongue length of 2.76 mm.
Yearly cycle
Bivoltine, producing two generations per year.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
bivoltin
Scientific profile
Andrena bimaculata is a bee belonging to the mining bee family Andrenidae. It is bivoltine, completing two generations each year. The species is polylectic, gathering pollen from a wide range of flowering plants in different families. Female bees have an inter-tegular distance of 2.71 mm and a tongue length of 2.76 mm, giving an indication of body size and flower-probing ability. This bee has been recorded in Great Britain.
Sources & data origin
•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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