Long-fringed Mini-miner
Andrena niveata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Long-fringed Mini-miner faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development across its limited range. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the timing of flowering periods of its specialized host plants, disrupting the synchronization critical for this solitary bee's reproductive success. Pesticide use in agricultural areas further compounds these pressures by directly affecting adult bees and contaminating nesting sites.
Habitat
This specialized solitary bee inhabits sandy soils in open grasslands, coastal dunes, and heathlands where it excavates ground nests. The species requires proximity to specific flowering plants for pollen collection and is particularly associated with areas containing its preferred host plants in the Asteraceae family.
Other threatened species in Andrenidae
Threatened in Austria
Frequently asked questions
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