Andrena argentata Smith, F., 1844
(Small Sandpit Mining Bee)

Interactions where Andrena argentata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
female female provisions nest with pollen UK/Ireland ERICACEAE heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens Ericales Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena argentata/Andrena argentatasmall sandpit mining beefemale Foodplant / nestUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Ericaceaeheaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeenspollen
female female provisions nest with pollen UK/IrelandMajor Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena argentata/Andrena argentatasmall sandpit mining beefemale Foodplant / nestUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherpollenMajor

Interactions where Andrena argentata is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Nomada baccata Bear-clawed Nomad Bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada baccata/Nomada baccatabear-clawed nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena argentata/Andrena argentatasmall sandpit mining beepollen store larva kleptoparasitises pollen store

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Andrena argentata (Small Sandpit Mining Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Andrena argentata (Small Sandpit Mining Bee) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAndrena argentata (Small Sandpit Mining Bee)
GenusAndrena (mining bees)
FamilyANDRENIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Andrena argentata (Small Sandpit Mining Bee)

Andrena argentata (Small Sandpit Mining Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Andrena argentata (Small Sandpit Mining Bee):

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