Andrena denticulata

Scientific profile

Andrena denticulata is a solitary mining bee belonging to the family Andrenidae. It is univoltine, producing one generation each year. The species is oligolectic, meaning that females collect pollen only from a limited set of closely related plants. The female has an inter-tegular distance of 2.32 mm and a tongue length of 2.38 mm. In Great Britain the bee is recorded, though details of its occurrence are not fully clarified. On the German Red List it is classified as near threatened (Vorwarnliste, category V).