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Female collected at Stena near Dragonja, Istra, in August 1993, on Eryngium amethystinum.

 

Andrena variabilis Smith, 1853

 

 

Mediterranean species. In Slovenia only at Stena near Dragonja (Istria, sub-Mediterranean region).

Polylectic species. Nests in burrows in the ground, excavated by itself.

Bivoltine. Flies in May and June and from August to October.

 

Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji.

Le pri Dragonji v Istri.

 

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Andrej Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia