Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationAndrena cineraria
Andrena cineraria
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Andrenaheimisch in Deutschland
heimisch in Deutschland
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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74
Plants
visited
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97
Interactions
documented
About this species
Andrena cineraria is a small solitary bee that is active from April to July. It is univoltine and polylectic, visiting many different flower types for pollen and nectar. Females have an intertegular distance of 2.87 mm and a tongue length of 2.91 mm.
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Visited plants
Annual cycle
Univoltine; adults fly from April to July, during which time they forage and reproduce.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
This bee belongs to the genus Andrena in the family Andrenidae. Its life cycle is univoltine, with one generation annually, and its diet is polylectic, meaning it collects pollen from a wide range of plant families. Adults are on the wing from April to July. Females attain an intertegular distance of 2.87 mm and a tongue length of 2.91 mm. The species is recorded in Great Britain.
Visited plants
74 plants are visited by this species
Oenanthe crocataThymus praecoxBrassica rapaBistorta officinalisEuphorbia cyparissiasPyrus communisSalix viminalisConium maculatumSalix capreaSinapis arvensis subsp. arvensisFilipendula vulgarisSalix auritaSalix pentandraSalix cinereaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaRaphanus raphanistrumArmeria maritima subsp. serpentiniVaccinium myrtillusFicaria vernaSalix fragilisEuphorbia amygdaloidesVicia fabaAnthriscus sylvestrisSalix repensCytisus scopariusCrataegus monogynaRhamnus catharticaBrassica oleracea subsp. oleraceaBellis perennisSorbus aucupariaSalix alba subsp. coeruleaBrassica napus subsp. napusVeronica officinalisAegopodium podagrariaRosa canina var. dumalisSinapis albaSambucus nigraPrunus spinosaBryonia dioicaDaucus carotaAllium ursinumRanunculus bulbosus subsp. bulbosusMedicago lupulinaTrifolium pratensePotentilla vernaPastinaca sativa subsp. urensHippocrepis comosaCornus sanguineaRanunculus repensTrifolium repens subsp. repens
Sources & Data Origin
•SAFEGUARD Pollinator Traits — CC BY 4.0SAFEGUARD Pollinator Traits contributors (wild-bee release 2024-09-22; hoverfly release 2024-03-26).
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•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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