Image to followAI-generated illustrationAndrena nigroaenea
Andrena nigroaenea
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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100
Plants
visited
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119
Interactions
documented
About this species
Andrena nigroaenea is a solitary bee in the family Andrenidae. It is polylectic and univoltine, with adults active from March to June. The species has been recorded in Great Britain.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Adults are active from March to June, with a single generation per year.
Safety note (optional)
No specific hazards have been noted for this species.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Females of Andrena nigroaenea have an intertegular distance of 2.84 mm and a tongue length of 2.89 mm. The species is polylectic, visiting a variety of flowering plants for pollen, and it produces one generation each year (univoltine). Flight activity occurs between March and June. It has been recorded in Great Britain.
Visited plants
100 plants are visited by this species
Heracleum sphondyliumThymus praecoxSolanum dulcamaraRanunculus polyanthemos subsp. serpensSinapis albaOrchis mascula subsp. speciosaVicia fabaAngelica sylvestris subsp. bernardiaeReseda luteolaBrassica napus subsp. napusRanunculus repensSalix capreaAnthriscus sylvestrisSalix alba subsp. coeruleaDaucus carotaSalix cinereaThymus pulegioidesErysimum cheiriFicaria vernaVeronica persicaPrunus cerasiferaNepeta catariaMalus sylvestrisSalix repensSalix viminalisMalus domesticaIris pseudacorusRanunculus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusVeronica spicataBellis perennisCrepis biennisMyosotis arvensis subsp. arvensisThymus serpyllumLonicera periclymenumReseda luteaPrunus padus subsp. borealisPastinaca sativa subsp. urensUlex europaeus subsp. europaeusViburnum lantanaPrunus laurocerasusSorbus aucupariaRanunculus flammulaPulsatilla vulgaris var. vulgarisVeronica officinalisPrimula vulgarisViburnum opulusCotoneaster horizontalisEuphorbia amygdaloidesPrunus spinosaCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis
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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