Anthrax trifasciatus
Local name: silverfläckad sorgfluga
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The silverfläckad sorgfluga faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its specialized sandy environments. Agricultural intensification and urban development have reduced the availability of suitable open sandy areas and dunes where this bee fly depends on specific host insects for its parasitic lifecycle. Climate change may further alter the delicate ecological relationships between this species and its hosts, while increased recreational use of coastal and inland sandy habitats creates additional disturbance pressures.
Habitat
This specialized bee fly inhabits open sandy environments including coastal dunes, sandy heathlands, and inland sandy clearings. It requires areas with sparse vegetation where its host insects, typically ground-nesting bees and wasps, maintain active populations in the sandy substrate.
Other threatened species in Bombyliidae
Threatened in Algeria
Frequently asked questions
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