Agathomyia lundbecki
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > insect - true fly (Diptera) > Spear-winged or Flat-footed fly |
| Red List Status: | Vulnerable (Not Relevant) [VU(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 lundbecki |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | Chandler in Shatalkin, 1985 |
| 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: | Very few records exist, only two English records in the previous 10 years (Manchester and Shropshire) |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Historically widespread but local records in England. |
| 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: | Marshes, river and steam margins with old or decayed alder (Alnus .sp). Requires alder bracket fungus Inonotus radiatus for larva development. The fungus may be found on other trees such as birch (Betula .sp) and beech (Fagus .sp). Protection and maintenance of these types of site may be of benefit, however populations appear to be limited therefore impact may be minimal. |
Species Assessment
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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.