VU — Vulnerable

Plain Dark-Bee

Stelis phaeoptera

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

30

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Megachilidae

Genus

Stelis

Plain Dark-Bee belongs to the family Megachilidae, order Hymenoptera, within the Insecta class.

06 — Range

Found in 30 Countries

Åland IslandsAustriaBelarusBelgiumCzechiaDenmarkEgyptEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTunisiaUkraineUnited Kingdom
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUDDData DeficientVUVulnerableLower local risk
EUDDData DeficientVUVulnerableLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Plain Dark-Bee (Stelis phaeoptera). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/plain-dark-bee

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