Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Andrena cineraria

Common Name Ashy Mining Bee

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000875177 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Andrena (Melandrena) cineraria (Linnaeus, 1758), Andrena cineraria (Linnaeus), Grey Mining Bee

Designations N/A

Abbreviation ancin

Authority (Linnaeus, 1758)

Group Insect - hymenopteran

Rank Species

Number Of Records 9

Number Of 10Km Squares 6

Number Of 50Km Squares 5

Oldest Record 20/05/1922

Newest Record 01/05/2001

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 22 February (recorded in 2019)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 6 August (recorded in 1924)

Species Profiles

Citation Bees, Wasps, and Ants Recording Society (GB), Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria), accessed 15 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/267/Species/55678

Species Detail - Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)