Male

Female

Length: Male 8-10mm, Female 10-12mm;
Forewing Length: Male 6.5-8.5mm, Female 9-10mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - May (Earliest: 6.4) (Winter)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Spruce Forest Edge
Food:	Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen	Tussilago farfara Nectar, Pollen
Nest:	Bare Ground
Nest Parasites:	Nomada panzeri

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

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