Andrena marginata

Andrena marginata, sometimes called the small scabious mining bee is a species of the sand bee (Andrena) genus. It feeds on different nectar-bearing plants of the family Dipsacaceae, like field scabious and Devil's-bit scabious (from which its common name derives), though has also been observed foraging on knapweed and creeping thistle.[1] The female builds a nest in the ground and fills the cells with a mixture of nectar and pollen. One egg is placed in each cell and the larva hatches, grow and pupates within the nest. The adults emerge in spring after hibernation.

Andrena marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species:
A. marginata
Binomial name
Andrena marginata
Fabricius, 1776

References

  1. Bowman, Jane; Macdonald, Murdo. "Species management sheet: Small scabious mining bee (Andrena marginata)" (PDF). Buglife. Buglife — The Invertebrate Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 May 2017.


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