Species Account for Andrena florea
Andrena florea Fabricius, 1793
a mining bee
Aculeata: Andreninae
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
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forages on Bryonia dioica
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Andrena florea is a rare mining bee with confirmed records only from Wilts, N. and S. Hants., W. Sussex, Surrey, Middlesex and Essex. In Falk (1991) there were post-1970 records known for only nine scattered sites in south-east England, but records since 1993 indicate a nationally important population occurs in south Essex along the East Thames Corridor (see map). The species is found in open scrubby areas on heaths, grassland, old sand pits and woodland edge. Nest burrows are dug in exposed sandy soil including paths. This bee is single brooded, with adults found from late May to August. The females gather pollen exclusively from white bryony, Bryonia dioca. References
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