Andrena barbilabris (Kirby 1802) (Family Apidae)


Male

Female

Length: Male 9-11mm, Female: 10-12mm;
Forewing Length: Male 6.5-8.5mm, Female 7.5-8.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - May
(Earliest: 9.4)
June - July
(Earliest: 4.6)
(Winter)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Salix alba Nectar, Pollen

Salix cinerea Nectar, Pollen
Nest:
Bare Ground
Nest Parasites:
Several Apidae

Atlas Hymenoptera: Andrena barbilabris Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Andrena barbilabris
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Andrena barbilabris
Wildbienen: Sand- bzw. Erdbienen: Andrena barbilabris


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