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Andrena wilkella
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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101
Plants
visited
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147
Interactions
documented
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5
Host plants
known
About this species
Andrena wilkella is an oligolectic mining bee that produces one generation a year and is active in summer.
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Host plantVisited plants
Yearly cycle
Univoltine; adults fly from May to August.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligolektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Andrena wilkella is a small mining bee in the family Andrenidae. It is recorded in Britain (UKSI). The species is univoltine, with adults active from May to August, and is oligolectic, specialising on a narrow range of pollen sources. Females have an intertegular distance of 2.36 mm and a tongue length of 2.41 mm.
Host plants
5 plants serve as food for the larvae
Vicia villosa subsp. villosaTrifolium repens subsp. repensMelilotus officinalisPilosella aurantiacaPilosella piloselloides subsp. piloselloides
Visited plants
96 plants are visited by this species
Rumex acetosella subsp. pyrenaicusVicia sepiumVeronica chamaedrysJacobaea vulgarisAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphyllacotoneaster bullatusCorylus avellanaFicaria vernaGeranium sanguineumLamium albumVeronica persicaOnobrychis viciifoliaTrifolium campestrePrunus spinosaGeranium dissectumGeranium molle var. molleGeranium phaeum subsp. phaeumGeranium pyrenaicumCytisus scopariusGeranium pratenseRanunculus repensFilipendula vulgarisCotoneaster horizontalisAnemone nemorosaEuphorbia amygdaloidesPentaglottis sempervirensCrataegus monogynaVeronica officinalisArmeria maritima subsp. serpentiniVeronica spicataGeranium robertianum var. maritimumRubus fruticosusVicia fabaGeranium sylvaticumAnthriscus sylvestrisMedicago lupulinaRosa canina var. dumalisIlex aquifoliumConium maculatumVeronica anagallis-aquaticaBrassica napus subsp. napusTaraxacum officinaleAcer pseudoplatanusChaerophyllum temulumLathyrus pratensisTrifolium hybridumHippocrepis comosaLeucanthemum vulgareViburnum opulusHypochaeris radicata
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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