Andrena (Melandrena) morio BRULLÉ , 1832

Details lacking but almost certainly broadly polylectic.

Mavromoustakis (1960) lists the following forage sources on Rhodos: Thymus capitatus (Lamiaceae), various Apiaceae (as Umbelliferae), and cultivated Allium (Liliaceae). Mavromoustakis (1951; 1954) reports visitation to Calendula persica, Cardopatium (=Broteroa) corymbosa, Achillea santolina (Asteraceae); Asphodelus ramosus microcarpus (Asphodelaceae); Crocus sp., (Iridaceae); Cistus salvifolius (Cistaceae); Papaver rhoeas (Papaveraceae); Tordylium syriacum (Apiaceae); Prunus domestica, Amygdalus communis (Rosaceae) and Sinapis alba (Brassicaceae) in Cyprus

Dylewska (1987) states that the first generation forages on Centaurea (Asteraceae); Anchusa (Boraginaceae); Sisymbrium (Brassicaceae); Melilotus officinalis (Fabaceae) whilst the second generation is reported to visit Eryngium campestre (Apiaceae); Centaurea (Asteraceae) and Melilotus (Fabaceae)

Tomozei (2014), citing Osytshnjuk (1977); Dylewska (1987); Osytshnjuk et al. 2008), states that females collect pollen from flowers of the Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae and Rosaceae.

Pittioni (2014; accessed 2017) reports foraging at Melilotus sp. (Fabaceae); Salvia sp. (Lamiaceae) Cirsium pannonicum (Asteraceae) in Austria

Specimen data from Israel, Greece and its islands includes records of visits to: Malva sylvestris (Malvavceae); Asphodelus microcarpus (Liliaceae); Anthemis arvensis (Asteraceae); Ferula communis (Apiaceae; )Origanum onites (Lamiaceae); Vitex agnus-castus (Verbenaceae); Cistus creticus (Cistaceae); Coridothymus capitatus (Lamiaceae)

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