Purbeck Nomad Bee (Nomada errans)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > insect - hymenopteran > Bee |
| Red List Status: | (Not Relevant) [(not listed)(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Nomada errans |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | Lepeletier, 1841 |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | (not listed) |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | This species is listed as Endangered (RDB1) in both Shirt (1987) and Falk (1991). Probably extinct now in Britain |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Recovery likely untenable. The species is extinct in Britain. It was only ever known from what is now known as Durlston Country Park (1878 to c. 1982). It never spread, despite the localised abundance of its host, Andrena nitidiuscula. This suggests that conditions have never been favourable for this species to spread and become more widely distributed. Translocation unlikely to be a viable option. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Recovery likely untenable. The species is extinct in Britain. It was only ever known from what is now known as Durlston Country Park (1878 to c. 1982). It never spread, despite the localised abundance of its host, Andrena nitidiuscula. This suggests that conditions have never been favourable for this species to spread and become more widely distributed. Translocation unlikely to be a viable option. |
| 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.