Andrena (Melandrena) limata Smith, 1853
| Body form |
Andreniform |
|
| Buzz pollinator |
No |
|
| Flight period |
May |
|
June |
|
July |
|
August |
|
September |
|
March |
|
April |
|
| Flowers visited |
Fabaceae |
|
Aceraceae |
|
Apiaceae |
|
Plantaginaceae |
|
Euphorbiaceae |
|
Ranunculaceae |
|
Asteraceae |
|
Rosaceae |
|
Boraginaceae |
|
Brassicaceae |
|
Iridaceae |
|
Salicaceae |
|
Tamaricaceae |
|
Campanulaceae |
|
Ericaceae |
|
| Habitat types |
Anthropogenic habitats |
|
Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes |
|
Sclerophyllous scrub |
|
Natural and semi-natural grasslands |
|
Forests and woodlands |
|
| Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) |
Broadly polylectic |
|
| Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) |
Polylectic s.s. |
|
| Lectic status (Robertson) |
Polylectic |
|
| Mode of pollen transport |
Legs and body |
|
| Nesting trait |
Excavator: Ground |
|
| Overwintering phase |
Adult within cocoon |
|
| Pollen moisture |
Dry |
|
| Preferred plant family |
n/a |
|
| Sociality |
Solitary |
|
| Tongue length |
Short |
|
| Voltinism |
Bivoltine |
|