Flies
43 species of fly have become extinct in England in the last 200 years, 10 of which are shown below
Species: Belida angelicae
Extinct: 1936
Species: Clitellaria ephippium
Extinct: 1850
© John Reinecke
© Hectonichus
2012
Sawflies
Six species of sawfly have become extinct in England in the last 200 years, five of which are shown below.
Species: Cimbex quadrimaculatus
Extinct: 1800s
Species: Corynis crassicornis
Extinct: early 1800s
© Ferran Turmo Gort
© Libor Hudík
Species: Corynis obscura
Extinct: early 1800s
Species: Megalodontes cephalotes
Extinct: early 1800s
© Libor Hudík
© Cor Zonneveld
Species: Strongylogaster filicis
Extinct: 1873
© Stefan Schmidt
Shrimps
Two species of shrimp have gone extinct in England in the last 200 years.
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Species: Artemia salina (Brine shrimp)
Extinct: 1907
Factors leading to extinction: Habitat loss
Species: Mysis relicta
Extinct: 1952/1953
© Xavier Patinyo i Vidal Patinyo
© Jaap Cost Budde
Snails
Two species of snail have become extinct in England in the last 200 years, one of which is shown below
Species: Fruticicola fruticum
Extinct: c1950
© Michael Becker
© Ferran Turmo Gort
Species: Gibbaranea bituberculata
Extinct: 1954
Factors leading to extinction: The vegetation at the last remaining site was mown to the ground in 1954.
Species: Hypsosinga heri
Extinct: 1912
Factors leading to extinction: Land drainage
© Jaume Bobet
Spiders
Four species of spider have become extinct in England in the last 200 years, three of which are shown below. Spiders are threatened by habitat modification.
Species: Mastigusa arietina
Extinct: 1926
Factors leading to extinction: Loss of over-mature trees
© Frits Broekhuis
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Species: Nitella gracilis (Slender stonewort)
Extinct: 1914
Factors leading to extinction: Pollution
Species: Tolypella nidifica (Bird’s nest stonewort)
Extinct: 1956
Factors leading to extinction: Decline in water quality
© Aurélie Rey-Boissezon
© Dirk Schories
Stoneworts
Four species of stonewort have become extinct in England over the last 200 years, two of which are shown below. Stoneworts are threatened by pollution, habitat loss and poor land and water management