Red-faced Miner Bee

Andrena rufosignata

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Red-faced Miner Bee
Scientific Name: 
Andrena rufosignata
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Hymenoptera (Bee)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Hymenoptera
Family: 
Andrenidae
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
H265

Distribution

Score: 
FG
References: 
HSS010

Number of Occurrences

4 Mackenzie delta, Norman Wells, Salminta mines, Ford Lake; 4 (DD14); Widespread in all across Canada. Common.
Score: 
AD
References: 
HSS010
DD14

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.
Score: 
C
References: 
HSS010

Intrinsic Vulnerability

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
References: 
HSS010
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
In NT, records from Ford Lake, Reindeer Depot, Norman Wells, and Salmita Mines. One of the most abundant Andrena in North America, although there are fewer records in NT but there is no reason it wouldn't be more widespread. It's an early spring species, so often it's not recorded because fieldwork hasn't started. There are some taxonomic issues with this species, although it's probably more common that we think (because it's hard to identify, there are many unidentified specimens);
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by C Sheffield (2011) (H253); Reviewed in 2014 by C Sheffield, no change (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

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

  • 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

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