Andrena (Simandrena) thomsonii Ducke, 1898

The species is polylectic visiting Prunus (Rosaceae) and Salix (Salicaceae) in spring, Inula (Asteraceae) and Daucus (Apiaceae) in June (Ducke, 1898). Gogala (2009) reports on Prunus mahaleb (Rosaceae) as a forage source. Petanidou (1984) reports visitation to Lepidium (=Cardaria) draba (Brassicaceae) in Attiki (Greece)

In France, D. Genoud photographed a female foraging at Prunus mahaleb (Rosaceae).https://www.flickr.com/photos/22861288@N00/39258204910

A polylectic species foraging on Rosaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Apiaceae, Salicaceae (Ducke 1898).

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