Image to followAI-generated illustrationAndrena dorsata
Andrena dorsata
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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124
Plants
visited
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147
Interactions
documented
About this species
A small, bivoltine mining bee that is active from spring through to late summer. It collects pollen from a wide range of flowering plants. Females reach an intertegular distance of 2.05 mm and have a tongue length of 2.12 mm.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Andrena dorsata is bivoltine and is active from April to August.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
bivoltin
Scientific profile
Andrena dorsata belongs to the family Andrenidae. It is a polylectic bee, visiting many different flower species for pollen. The flight period extends from April to August, and two broods are produced each year. Females are small, with an intertegular distance of 2.05 mm, and have a tongue length of 2.12 mm. The species has been recorded in Great Britain.
Visited plants
124 plants are visited by this species
Geranium dissectumHeracleum sphondyliumPrunus laurocerasusVeronica chamaedrysCrataegus monogynaTorilis japonicaFilipendula ulmariaClinopodium vulgareLeucanthemum vulgarePicris hieracioides subsp. grandifloraCalluna vulgarisLeontodon hispidusConopodium majusJacobaea vulgarisPyrus communisSalix pentandraPersicaria maculosaSalix alba subsp. coeruleaHypericum perforatum var. latifoliumGeranium sanguineumGeranium pratensePrunus aviumLimonium binervosumTrifolium repens subsp. repensRubus spectabilisKnautia arvensisSenecio squalidusBryonia dioicaSalix repensSymphytum officinaleCerastium fontanumMalus domesticaRubus caesiusGeranium pyrenaicumPotentilla reptansReseda luteaEryngium maritimumPastinaca sativa subsp. urensGeranium phaeum subsp. phaeumGeranium molle var. molleGeranium sylvaticumRaphanus raphanistrumLotus pedunculatusGeranium robertianum var. maritimumAngelica sylvestris subsp. bernardiaePrunus cerasusPrunus domestica subsp. domesticaSalix cinereaUlex europaeus subsp. europaeusDaucus carota
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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