Agathomyia collini
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > insect - true fly (Diptera) > Spear-winged or Flat-footed fly |
| Red List Status: | Endangered (Not Relevant) [EN(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: | Agathomyia collini |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | Verrall, 1901 |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | Chandler, 2017 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Limited distribution and few records (nine) in the previous 10 years from Chippenham Fen, Fulbourn Fen (East Anglia) and Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (London). |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | According to Chandler (2018) the biology is unknown with a suspected link to bracket fungus (Phellinus pomaceus) which is associated to old fruit trees (Rosaceae. Spp), thus links to old orchards. On a wider scale preservation of these could benefit the species although the population is either small or under recorded. |
| 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: | Yes |
| Justification: | Potentially by preservation of old orchards and fruit trees along with maintenance of woodland rides to allow for swarming. |
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.