Species Details
- Species name
- Entelecara flavipes (Blackwall, 1834)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
- tall sward & scrub
Distribution
The species is widespread in southern England, but otherwise has a very scattered distribution in Britain, with only a few older records from northern England and Scotland. It is fairly widespread in north-western and central Europe, but in Scandinavia apparently recorded only from Norway.Habitat and ecology
Calcareous grassland and woodland. E. flavipes is mainly found on calcareous grassland and by beating bushes and vegetation in woodland. It is adult in the summer, our data indicating a peak in June.Status
Recorded from 48 hectads since 1992 and increasing, though uncommon and local.Threats
Loss of calcareous grassland to intensive agriculture remains a threat, although a declining one, in some areas.Management and conservation
Ensure unimproved calcareous grassland is not converted to intensive agricultural use. Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).Stats
- First recorded
- 1840
- Last recorded
- 2024
- Total records
- 366
- Total visits
- 356
Conservation status
Entelecara flavipes
| Source | Reporting category | Designation | Date designated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No. 22 (Sep 2017) | Rare and scarce species | Nationally Scarce. Includes Red Listed taxa | 01/09/2017 | |
| A Review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No. 22 (Sep 2017) | Red listing based on 2001 IUCN guidelines | Least concern | 01/09/2017 | Threats: Loss of calcareous grassland to intensive agriculture remains a threat, although a declining one, in some areas. |
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Spatial distribution - hectad map
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Temporal distribution - records by week
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