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Female on Crepis. Volčji grad, Kras, May 2006.

 

Andrena humilis Imhoff, 1832

 

 

Palaearctic species, widely distributed in Slovenia.

Oligolectic, specialized on Asteraceae Cichorioideae. Nests in burrows in the ground, excavated by itself.

Univoltine. Flies from April to June.

 

Female with pollen load, searching for entrance to her burrow. Rakov Škocjan, June 2008.

 

Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji.

Zelo razširjena in pogosta vrsta.

 

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Andrej Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia