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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