Large Scabious Mining Bee

Large Scabious Mining Bee

Andrena hattorfiana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Moscow

In 3 days ~10%

7 Verified sightings at Moscow
49 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Large Scabious Mining Bee

Andrena hattorfiana is a species of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae subfamily Andreninae. The adults grow up to 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in) long. They have a black-brown body with sparse light hair, while the first and the second abdominal segment are reddish. The females have a pollen basket of curved hairs on the sides of the thorax.

This endangered solitary bee is present in most of Europe and in the Near East. From central Spain via Ukraine to the Urals and via Asia Minor to the Caucasus; north to southern England and south Wales, in Norway and Sweden to 60.5 ° N, in Finland to 62.5 ° N, in Russia to Perm, south to Sicily, Peloponnese and southern Turkey; not in Crete. In the eastern Mediterranean area (westwards to Sicily) the ssp. dimidiata BRULLE, 1832 occurs. The species is generally uncommon.

Dry nutrient rich and poor meadows, flood dams, road embankments, forest edges. From the lowlands to the montane elevation. Andrena hattorfiana is an oligolectic species, feeding on cardiac plants (Dipsacaceae); The main pollen source in the area is Knautia arvensis, the secondary pollen source is Knautia dipsacifolia... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
5 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
<5%
7 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
9 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Large Scabious Mining Bee in Moscow?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Scabious Mining Bee sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 841st most-seen of the 1111 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Large Scabious Mining Bee in Moscow?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Scabious Mining Bee in Moscow on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Large Scabious Mining Bee?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Scabious Mining Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Moscow the best place to see a Large Scabious Mining Bee?

9th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Large Scabious Mining Bee sightings, Moscow ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%), Cologne (Germany, under 5%) and Essen (Germany, under 5%).

Where does the Large Scabious Mining Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Large Scabious Mining Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Moscow (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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