Orange-spotted Emerald (Oxygastra curtisii)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > insect - dragonfly (Odonata) > Dragonfly or damselfly |
| Red List Status: | Regionally Extinct (GB scale) (Not Relevant) [RE(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: | Oxygastra curtisii |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Dale, 1834) |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | Daguet et al., 2008 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Listed in the British Odonata Red Data List (Daguet et al., 2008) as Regionally Extinct. Within Britain, it has only been recorded breeding in England and had a limited presence. It's historic breeding population was small and localised to an 8km stretch of the Moors River in Dorset where it was recorded from 1820 to 1963. Habitat degradation led to the species’ extinction; its historic breeding site is now unsuitable. The English site was situated at the northern edge of its historic European range and its population was not significant to the species status on a global or European level. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Listed in the British Odonata Red Data List (Daguet et al., 2008) as Regionally Extinct. Within Britain, it has only been recorded breeding in England and had a limited presence. It's historic breeding population was small and localised to an 8km stretch of the Moors River in Dorset where it was recorded from 1820 to 1963. Habitat degradation led to the species’ extinction; its historic breeding site is now unsuitable. The English site was situated at the northern edge of its historic European range and its population was not significant to the species status on a global or European level. |
| 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
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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.