Andrena tibialis (Kirby 1802) (Family Apidae)


Female

Length: Male 12-14mm, Female 13-15mm;
Forewing Length: Male 9.5-10.5mm, Female 10-12mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - May
(Earliest: 23.4)
(Winter)

Attractant Chemicals
Sesquiterpenoids Farnesyl Hexanoate

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen

Alliaria petiolata Nectar, Pollen

Lamium purpureum Nectar, Pollen

Prunus avium Nectar, Pollen

Sorbus aucuparia Nectar, Pollen
Nest:
Bare Ground
Nest Parasites:
Nomada fulvicornis

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


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