Hymenoptera: Andrenidae - Mining bees Andrena nitida Occurs throughout southern Britain in open grassland habitats, Nests are well-dispersed among short or medium length grassland Spring-flying, April to June Widely polylectic on a range of herbaceous plants and spring-flowering shrubs including Dandelions and Blackthorn Parasites: Nomada goodeniana and occasionally Stylops melittae

Andrena nitida
Blandford and Broadstone, Dorset. June 2019, April 2020