Thick-margined Mini-miner
Andrena falsifica
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Thick-margined Mini-miner faces severe population declines primarily due to intensive agricultural practices that eliminate the wildflower meadows and sandy soils essential for its ground-nesting lifestyle. Pesticide applications targeting crop pests also directly impact this solitary bee species, while urban development continues to fragment its remaining habitat patches. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering flowering phenology of its preferred plant hosts, disrupting the precise timing required for successful reproduction.
Habitat
This specialized ground-nesting bee inhabits sandy soils in open grasslands, meadows, and woodland edges where it excavates shallow burrows for reproduction. The species requires proximity to diverse wildflower communities, particularly favoring areas with abundant spring-blooming plants that provide essential pollen and nectar resources.
Other threatened species in Andrenidae
Threatened in Austria
Frequently asked questions
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