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Female on Lathyrus linifolius. Vel. Račna, Radensko polje, April 2009 (above and below).

 

Andrena lathyri Alfken, 1899

 

 

European species, widely distributed in Slovenia.

Oligolectic, specialized on Fabaceae (Vicia, Lathyrus). Nests in burrows in the ground, excavated by itself.

Univoltine. Flies from April to June.

 

 

Male on Vicia dumetorum. Lukovica pri Brezovici, May 2011.

 

Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji.

 

 

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Andrej Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia