Length: Male 12-14mm, Female 13-15mm;
Forewing Length: Male 8-10mm, Female 10-10.5mm
Proboscis Length: 3-4mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	March - July (Earliest: 25.3) (Winter)

Attractant Chemicals
Monoterpenoids	Geraniol
Sesquiterpenoids	Farnesene, Farnesol, Farnesyl Hexanoate, Geranyl Hexanoate
Aldehydes	Octanal
Fatty Alcohols	Hendecanol, Tridecanol

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

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

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