Graue Lockensandbiene
Andrena nycthemera
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Graue Lockensandbiene faces severe population declines primarily due to intensive agricultural practices that eliminate the diverse wildflower meadows essential for its specialized foraging behavior. Urban development and infrastructure expansion have fragmented its remaining habitat corridors, while the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides directly impacts both adult bees and their ground-nesting larvae. Climate change is altering the flowering phenology of its preferred plant species, creating temporal mismatches that disrupt critical pollination relationships.
Habitat
This solitary ground-nesting bee inhabits extensively managed grasslands, meadows, and field margins with diverse wildflower communities, particularly favoring areas with sandy or loamy soils suitable for excavating nesting burrows. It requires landscapes that maintain both nesting sites and abundant nectar sources from native flowering plants throughout its active season.
Other threatened species in Andrenidae
Threatened in Austria
Frequently asked questions
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