Yellow Footed Mining Bee
Lasioglossum xanthopus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Yellow Footed Mining Bee 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 plants that this specialist pollinator depends upon, potentially creating mismatches between bee emergence and nectar availability. The species' narrow habitat requirements and small population size make it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions from habitat fragmentation.
Habitat
The Yellow Footed Mining Bee inhabits sandy soils in coastal dunes, heathlands, and chalk grasslands where it constructs underground nests. This species shows strong preferences for areas with abundant wildflowers, particularly favoring sites with diverse native plant communities that provide nectar sources throughout its active season.
Other threatened species in Halictidae
Threatened in Andorra
Frequently asked questions
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