Where has the Small Gorse Mining Bee been recorded?

Andrena ovatula occurrence evidence comes from 1,500 records in 12 countries and territories, from 1886 to 2026. Most records come from Austria.

• 1,500 records
• 12 places
• 102 years recorded
• Insecta class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Small Gorse Mining Bee has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Small Gorse Mining Bee. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.