Harpalus cupreus
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > insect - beetle (Coleoptera) > Ground beetle |
| Red List Status: | Critically Endangered/Possibly Extinct (Not Relevant) [CR(PE)(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | Included in the baseline Red List Index for England (Wilkins, Wilson & Brown, 2022) |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Harpalus cupreus |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | Dejean, 1829 |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | Telfer, 2016 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Reliable records only exist for several widely scattered localities on the Isle of Wight between the late 19th century and 1914, when the last British record occurred at Sandown. It is probably a native species with a small historical range but must be regarded as probably extinct in Britain. Although targeted survey work has never been directed at this species, it is not likely to be a suitable candidate for any recovery action. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Reliable records only exist for several widely scattered localities on the Isle of Wight between the late 19th century and 1914, when the last British record occurred at Sandown. It is probably a native species with a small historical range but must be regarded as probably extinct in Britain. Although targeted survey work has never been directed at this species, it is not likely to be a suitable candidate for any recovery action. |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | N/A |
| Justification: |
Species Assessment
Not relevant as no Key Actions defined.
Key Actions
No Key Actions Defined
Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.