Flavipanurgus merceti
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Flavipanurgus merceti faces severe population decline due to habitat destruction from agricultural intensification and urban development across its limited Mediterranean range. The species' specialized nesting requirements and narrow host plant associations make it particularly vulnerable to landscape fragmentation. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered flowering phenology of its preferred forage plants, disrupting critical pollination timing.
Habitat
This specialized bee inhabits Mediterranean scrubland, dry grasslands, and semi-arid environments with sparse vegetation. It requires areas with suitable ground-nesting sites and access to specific flowering plants for foraging and reproduction.
