Andrena apicata Smith 1847 (Family Apidae)


Male

Female

Length: Male 10-12mm, Female: 12-14mm;
Forewing Length: Male 7-9.5mm, Female 10-11mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? March - May
(Earliest: 26.2)
(Winter)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
Salix cinerea Nectar, Pollen

Several Asteraceae Nectar
Nest:
Bare Ground
Nest Parasites:
Nomada leucophthalma

Nomada signata

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


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