Image to followAI-generated illustrationAndrena bucephala
Andrena bucephala
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany
native in Germany
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6
Plants
visited
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7
Interactions
documented
About this species
A small, polylectic mining bee with a univoltine lifecycle, recorded in Great Britain.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
The species has a univoltine pattern, producing one generation annually. Adults emerge during the warmer months to forage and nest, provisioning their brood cells with pollen gathered from a variety of flowers.
Safety note (optional)
As a solitary bee, it poses little risk to people, and stings are extremely rare.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Andrena bucephala is a small solitary bee belonging to the family Andrenidae. Females have an inter-tegular distance of 2.17 mm and a tongue length of 2.23 mm. The species is polylectic, collecting pollen from a wide range of flowering plants, and follows a univoltine lifecycle with a single generation each year. It appears in the United Kingdom Species Inventory, confirming its recorded presence in Great Britain. In Germany, it is listed under category 3 on the national Red List.
Visited plants
6 plants are visited by this species
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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