Image to followAI-generated illustrationAndrena helvola
Andrena helvola
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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40
Plants
visited
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42
Interactions
documented
About this species
A small, univoltine mining bee active in May and June, foraging on pollen from a wide range of plants.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Adults are active from May to June. The species is univoltine, completing one generation annually. Details of nesting and overwintering are not recorded in the data.
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Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Andrena helvola is a member of the family Andrenidae, the mining bees. It is univoltine, producing a single generation each year, with adult activity recorded from May to June. The species is polylectic, gathering pollen from a variety of unrelated plant families. Females have an inter-tegular distance of 2.27 mm and a tongue length of 2.33 mm. This bee is recorded as present in Great Britain, though its precise status is uncertain.
Visited plants
40 plants are visited by this species
Leucanthemum vulgareRhamnus catharticaPrunus aviumSalix repensRosa spinosissimaPrunus cerasiferaSalix alba subsp. coeruleaSalix auritaPrunus laurocerasusPrunus domestica subsp. domesticaSalix viminalisSalix cinereaPrunus padus subsp. borealisRubus fruticosusVaccinium vitis-idaeaSalix fragilisCrataegus monogynaRanunculus repensVaccinium myrtillusAria edulisSalix capreaPrunus cerasusVaccinium uliginosumRosa rubiginosaRosa rugosaAcer pseudoplatanusSorbus aucupariaEuphorbia amygdaloidesBellis perennisHeracleum sphondyliumIlex aquifoliumSalix pentandraPrunus spinosaRosa canina var. dumalisRosa arvensisCornus sanguineaChaerophyllum temulumAcer campestreSisymbrium officinaleMalus domestica
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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