Image to followAI-generated illustrationAndrena labialis
Andrena labialis
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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50
Plants
visited
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57
Interactions
documented
About this species
Andrena labialis is a univoltine mining bee present in Great Britain. It is polylectic, visiting a variety of flowers, and is active from April to July. Females have an intertegular distance of 2.72 mm and a tongue length of 2.77 mm. In Germany, it is listed as Near Threatened on the national Red List.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
This species is univoltine, with a single flight period from April to July. The overwintering stage is not recorded.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Belonging to the family Andrenidae, Andrena labialis is a solitary, univoltine mining bee that completes a single generation each year. Females exhibit an intertegular distance of 2.72 mm and a tongue length of 2.77 mm, morphological traits that indicate body size and influence flower-visiting capability. This species is polylectic, collecting pollen from a broad range of plant taxa, and its flight season extends from April to July. The species is present in Great Britain, although its status is not fully resolved; in Germany it has been assessed as Near Threatened (Vorwarnliste) on the national Red List.
Visited plants
50 plants are visited by this species
Jacobaea vulgarisRanunculus polyanthemos subsp. serpensTrifolium pratenseFicaria vernaDaucus carotaRanunculus acris subsp. friesianusVicia sativa subsp. nigraRosa spinosissimaConium maculatumTrifolium hybridumCotoneaster horizontalisTrifolium repens subsp. repensAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphyllaLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusSinapis arvensis subsp. arvensisTrifolium mediumHippocrepis comosaRubus fruticosusTrifolium dubiumRanunculus repensAllium ursinumVicia fabaRanunculus linguacotoneaster bullatusRubus caesiusAllium schoenoprasumRanunculus aquatilisRubus spectabilisRanunculus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusRanunculus flammulaVaccinium myrtillusSinapis albaCrataegus monogynaHeracleum sphondyliumAllium sphaerocephalonBellis perennisTrifolium campestreFilipendula vulgarisRubus idaeusUlex europaeus subsp. europaeusFilipendula ulmariaCytisus scopariusRaphanus raphanistrumOnobrychis viciifoliaLeucanthemum vulgareGenista tinctoriaTaraxacum officinaleHypochaeris radicataMedicago sativaCornus sanguinea
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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