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Andrena nitida

Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany

native in Germany

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visited

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104

Interactions

documented

About this species

A small, solitary mining bee. The female has an intertegular distance of 2.9 mm and a tongue length of 2.94 mm. It is a polylectic species, collecting pollen from many different flowers, and flies from April to July.

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Visited plants

Yearly cycle

A single generation each year, with adults flying from April to July.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

polylektisch

Generationen/Jahr

univoltin

Scientific profile

Andrena nitida is a univoltine solitary bee active from April to July. Females measure 2.9 mm in intertegular distance and have a tongue length of 2.94 mm. The species is polylectic, gathering pollen from a wide range of flowering plants. It has been recorded in Great Britain.

Visited plants

80 plants are visited by this species

Filipendula vulgaris Ficaria verna Glechoma hederaceaMalus sylvestrisCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaRanunculus polyanthemos subsp. serpensRanunculus repens Vicia fabaMalus domesticaSalix capreaBrassica napus subsp. napusAjuga reptansHeracleum sphondyliumSalix pentandra Salix cinerea Prunus spinosa Allium schoenoprasumArmeria maritima subsp. serpentiniAcer pseudoplatanus Ranunculus aquatilisRanunculus bulbosus subsp. bulbosuscotoneaster bullatus Oenanthe crocata Narcissus pseudonarcissus Ranunculus lingua Daucus carotaLamium albumAngelica sylvestris subsp. bernardiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides stellaria graminea Salix aurita Ranunculus flammula Salix fragilis Hyacinthoides non-scriptaAcer campestreCrataegus monogyna Erysimum cheiri Ilex aquifolium Bellis perennis Reseda lutea Salix viminalis Cotoneaster horizontalisAllium sphaerocephalonConium maculatumAnthriscus sylvestrisRosa spinosissimaCornus sanguinea Allium ursinum Salix repensSalix alba subsp. coerulea

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)