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Invertebrates of Dungeness
Dungeness holds a special place in the conservation of invertebrates (Philp
& McLean 1985). Detailed studies reveal its importance for bumble
bees (Williams 1989) and Hirudo
medicinalis (Wilkin 1989),
Some of the principal invertebrate species of special conservation value at
Dungeness:
| Lepidoptera |
Host plant/s |
| Lasiocampa trifolii ssp.
flava (Grass eggar) |
Cytisus scoparius |
| Thalera fimbrialis (Sussex
emerald moth) |
Achillea millefolium and
Ulex europaeus |
| Dasychira fascelina (Dark
tussock) |
Cytisus scoparius |
| Eilema pygmaeola ssp.
pallifrons (Pygmy footman) |
Lichens |
| Hadena albimacula (White
spot moth) |
Silene nutans |
| Calophasia lunula (Toadflax
brocade) |
Linaria vulgaris |
| Clostera anachoreta (Chocolate
tip) |
Salix spp. |
| Diptera |
Vegetation |
| Stratiomys furcata (Soldier
fly) |
Umbelliferous flowers |
| Platypalpus articulatus
- a predatory fly |
Grassland |
| Sciapus contristans -
a predatory fly |
Grassland |
| Pipizella virens (Hoverfly) |
Grassland |
| Hymenoptera |
Habitat |
| Solitary bees & wasps |
Dry, sunny and exposed open sandy soils for nesting |
| Ants |
Including dead wood (e.g. old gorse bushes) |
| Hemiptera (true bugs or plant bugs) |
Food plants |
| Monosynamma (3 species) |
Salix spp. |
| Odontoscelis dorsalis
(a 'tortoise' bug) |
Erodium cicutarium |
| Coleoptera |
Habitat/host plant |
| Dromius vectensis (a ground
beetle) |
Under old prostrate Cytisus scoparius |
| Anotylus insecatus (Rove
beetle) |
Rabbit burrows |
| Aphthona euphorbiae (a
leaf beetle) |
Euphorbia spp. |
| Longitarsus exoletus (ditto) |
Echium vulgare |
| L. ganglbaueri (ditto) |
Senecio jacobaea |
| Epitrix pubescens (ditto) |
Solanum dulcamara |
| Cassida hemisphaerica
(ditto) |
Silene nutans |
| C. nobilis (ditto) |
Spergula arvensis |
| Smicronyx coecus (a weevil) |
Cuscuta epithymum |
| S. jungermanniae (ditto) |
Cuscuta epithymum |
| Ceutorhynchus verrucatus
(ditto) |
Glaucium flavum |
| C. geographicus (ditto) |
Echium vulgare |
| C. pumilio (ditto) |
Teesdalia nudicaulis |
| Apion affine (ditto) |
Cytisus scoparius |
| Hylastinus obscurus (a
bark beetle) |
Cytisus scoparius (dead
or dying) |
| Phloeophthorus rhododactylus
(ditto) |
Cytisus scoparius (dead
or dying) |
| Araneae |
Habitat |
| Apostenus fuscus |
Thin soil with grasses, mosses and lichens |
| Pellenes tripunctatus
(a jumping spider) |
Shingle ridges |
References
Philp, E.G. & McLean, F.G.
1985.
Invertebrate populations.
In: Dungeness: Ecology and Conservation, ed.Ferry, B. & Waters, S.Nature Conservancy Council, 94-115.
Wilkin, P.J.
1989.
The medicinal leach, Hirudo medicinalis (L) (Hiudinea: Gnathobdellae), at Dungeness, Kent.
In: Dungeness: the Ecology of a Shingle Beach, eds.Ferry, B., Waters, S. & Jury, S.L.Academic Press, London, 45-57.
Williams, P.H.
1989.
Why are there so many bumble bees at Dungeness?.
In: Dungeness: the Ecology of a Shingle Beach, eds.Ferry, B., Waters, S. & Jury, S.L.Academic Press, London, 31-44.
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