Purple Miner Bee

Andrena prunorum

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Purple Miner Bee
Scientific Name: 
Andrena prunorum
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Hymenoptera (Bee)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Hymenoptera
Family: 
Andrenidae
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains
References: 
H265

Distribution

Score: 
FG
References: 
HSS010

Number of Occurrences

Hay river 2003; 1 (DD14); In Canada known from NT, BC, AB, and SK. Common, especially in south. Widespread across western Canada in many ecozones. Common, especially in south, NT represented by a single record.; CAN: NT Checkpoint 61.4478 -121.2469 6-17.vii.2017 BVT N.Larter Andrena prunorum f 19 J. Heron
Score: 
A
References: 
H265
HSS010
DD14
DD2019001

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
References: 
HSS010
Population

Population Size

Population size unknown, not possible to estimate.
References: 
HSS010
Trends

Trends

Short-term trend: Presumably stable.
Score: 
G
References: 
HSS010
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.
References: 
HSS010

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
References: 
HSS010
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
First record for NT in 2003 , at the northern limit of range, very common further south
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by C Sheffield (2011) (H253); Reviewed in 2014 by C Sheffield,; 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

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

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
  • Dumesh s., Sheffield, CS and Richardson Leif. (2012) NWT bee database with ranks (version June 2012).. e-copy available - DD14 Return
  • Heron Jen (2019) 2017 and 2018 NWT Bumble bees sent Feb 27 2019 form J Heron and C Sheffield xlxs in email Bumble bee report review and most recent bumble bee data file to Nic Larter (1MAR2019). DIIMS - DD2019001 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

Short Term Trends

  • 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