Male

Female

Length: Male 5-7mm, Female 6-7mm;
Forewing Length: Male 4-5mm, Female 4.5-5.5mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - May (Earliest: 16.3) July - August (Winter)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows	Spruce Forest Edge
Food:	Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Alliaria petiolata Nectar, Pollen	Salix caprea Nectar, Pollen
Nest:	Bare Ground
Nest Parasites:	Nomada flavoguttata
Predators:	Cerceris rybyensis

Atlas Hymenoptera: Andrena minutula Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Andrena minutula
Nature Spot: Andrena minutula
Wildbienen: Sand- bzw. Erdbienen: Andrena minutula

Pictures © 2003, 2008, 2009 J.K. Lindsey

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