Andrena cineraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee)

Interactions where Andrena cineraria 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
larva is ectoparasitised by planidium larva UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor Bombylius discolor Dotted Bee-fly Diptera: Bombyliidae The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/Bombylius discolordotted bee-flyplanidium larva Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena cineraria/Andrena cinerariagrey mining bee, ashy mining bee?larvaMajor planidium larva ectoparasitises larva
larva is predated by scarabaeform larva UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor Bombylius discolor Dotted Bee-fly Diptera: Bombyliidae The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003, Gibbs, D., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Bombylius discolor/Bombylius discolordotted bee-flyscarabaeform larva Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena cineraria/Andrena cinerariagrey mining bee, ashy mining bee?larvaMajor scarabaeform larva is predator of larva
pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva UK/Ireland Nomada lathburiana Lathbury’s Nomad Bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada lathburiana/Nomada lathburianalathbury's nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena cineraria/Andrena cinerariagrey mining bee, ashy mining beepollen store larva kleptoparasitises pollen store

Author & YearTitleSource
Gibbs, D., 2004The dotted bee-fly (Bombylius discolor Mikan 1796) - A report on the survey and research work undertaken between 1999 and 2003Research Reports, Report no 583, 33pp, English Nature
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Andrena cineraria (Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Andrena cineraria (Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAndrena cineraria (Grey Mining Bee, Ashy 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 cineraria (Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Roberts, S. 2010 Information Sheet 7: Ashy Mining-bee (Andrena cineraria)

Andrena cineraria (Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Andrena cineraria (Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 32 images of Andrena cineraria (Grey Mining Bee, Ashy Mining Bee)
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