Perdita trinotata (Triton Fairy Bee) | Natural Heritage New Mexico

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Andrenidae

Genus: Perdita

Species: trinotata

Triton Fairy Bee - Perdita trinotata

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1	Rank Changed: 05/09/2025
Rank Reviewed: N/A
Reason: This species is only known from one occurrence in New Mexico which is the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. As a result, the species has an Extent of Occurrence and Area of Occupancy of 1km2. This species is also only known from one occurrence. This potentially makes the species extremely rare and threatened. The life history of this species and the threats to it are not known however, many other Perdita are threatened by the rapid warming and drying of the southwestern United States. As a result, this species is currently assessed as S1 in New Mexico. However, a reassement should be done if more information becomes available on this poorly known species.

Ecological Factors
Specificity: Unknown	Range Extent: <100 square km (less than about 40 square miles)
Occurences: 1 - 5	Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: This species is only known from one occurrence in New Mexico which is at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge.	Threat Summary: N/A

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Number of Subpopulations: 4

Number of Mapped Locations: 11

Number of Observations: 4

Observation date range: 05-28-2001 to 05-01-2007

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