Cold Miner Bee

Andrena frigida

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Cold Miner Bee
Scientific Name: 
Andrena frigida
Taxonomy
Group: 
Hymenoptera (Bee)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Hymenoptera
Family: 
Andrenidae
Habitat
Floral specialist of Salix
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Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
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Distribution

In Canada known from YT, NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, NL and Labrador. Widespread. Found in many ecozones across the country. Floral specialist of Salix. Actual distribution of the bee may be more widespread based on the distribution of its floral host. (HSS010)
Score: 
FG
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Number of Occurrences

5-6 (Hay River, Ft Resolution, Ft Smith, Yellowknife, AMNH record (unknown location), Norman Wells);
Score: 
BE
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Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
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Population

Population Size

Population size unknown, not possible to estimate. (HSS010)
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Threats

Threats

Unknown; Cumulative threats from habitat loss and/or conversion to agriculture/urban development, invasive non-native species, climate change, livestock grazing, recreational use, etc. (as outlined in short and long-term trends) have all likely contributed to declines in bee abundance. The specific impact to each bee species is unknown due to lack of specimen data, surveys, natural history information of a species and analysis of these impacts on these variables.
Score: 
C
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Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
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General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Widespread in Canada, including the north; This species is widespread in Canada, and can be rather common on its host plant (Salix, [willows]). There are large areas of NT that do not have adequate survey coverage and this bee may occur within those areas. Actual distribution of the bee may be more widespread based on the distribution of its floral hosts. The host plant(s) are not considered at risk or highly vulnerable to potential threats. Northwest Territories is a large jurisdiction with a land area of approximately 1,346,106 km2. The territory includes five ecozones (Arctic, Boreal Plains, Taiga Cordillera, Taiga Plains and Taiga Shield). The largest ecozones represented in this territory are the Taiga Plains and Taiga Shield. Threats to bees and bee communities in this territory are unknown although are likely minimal. The bee fauna in this territory is poorly studied in most areas , mainly due to inaccessibility, excluding urban areas and transport corridors connecting these urban areas. The ecozones within the jurisdiction remain largely unmodified, aside from the longer-term effects of climate change. Given the natural history information available, we assume that the bee fauna is largely unchanged, albeit only suitable in habitats with floral resources and nesting sites. In Canada known from YT, NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS, NL and Labrador. Widespread. Found in many ecozones across the country. Floral specialist of Salix. Actual distribution of the bee may be more widespread based on the distribution of its floral host. Solitary bee. Ground nester. Cumulative threats, mainly within areas of human habituation, include habitat loss and/or conversion to agriculture/urban development, invasive non-native species, climate change, livestock grazing, recreational use, etc. (as outlined in short and long-term trends) and have all likely contributed to declines in bee abundance. The specific impact to each bee species is unknown due to lack of specimen data, surveys, natural history information of a species and analysis of these impacts on these variables. These threats may not applicable to portions of ecozones with large natural areas. Species specific threats are unstudied for most bees.(HSS010)
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by C Sheffield (2011) (H253); Reviewed in 2014 by C Sheffield, changed from secure to undetermined (HSS010)Reviewed in 2020 by C Sheffield, no change .
Last Updated: 
November 21, 2020

References

Area of Occupancy

  • Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS bees and GS bees - Abeilles SG with ranks proposed by Cory Sheffield and Jennifer Heron (07/08/2014). - HSS010 Return

Ecozones

  • Dumesh, S and Sheffield, C.S. (2012) NWT Bee Database 31 May 2012 - Updated with latlong June 2012. copy in Excel - H265 Return

Habitat

  • Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS bees and GS bees - Abeilles SG with ranks proposed by Cory Sheffield and Jennifer Heron (07/08/2014). - HSS010 Return

Intrinsic Vulnerability

  • Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS bees and GS bees - Abeilles SG with ranks proposed by Cory Sheffield and Jennifer Heron (07/08/2014). - HSS010 Return

NWT Known Subspecies

Donald A. Sutherland Zoologist Natural Heritage Information Centre Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment Section Science and Information Branch Science and Information Resources Division (SIRD) Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (2011) RE: First Cut at Common Names. e-mail to S Carriere 3 June 2011 - H256 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Dumesh, S and Sheffield, C.S. (2012) NWT Bee Database 31 May 2012 - Updated with latlong June 2012. copy in Excel - H265 Return
  • Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS bees and GS bees - Abeilles SG with ranks proposed by Cory Sheffield and Jennifer Heron (07/08/2014). - HSS010 Return

Population Size

Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS bees and GS bees - Abeilles SG with ranks proposed by Cory Sheffield and Jennifer Heron (07/08/2014). - HSS010 Return

Range Extent

  • Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS bees and GS bees - Abeilles SG with ranks proposed by Cory Sheffield and Jennifer Heron (07/08/2014). - HSS010 Return

Threats

  • Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS bees and GS bees - Abeilles SG with ranks proposed by Cory Sheffield and Jennifer Heron (07/08/2014). - HSS010 Return