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Cornish Red Data (2009)

The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.

Anthophora quadrimaculata - The Four-spotted Flower Bee



Range & Status

Widely distributed in southern England, particularly in the south-east. The majority of

records are from private gardens, where it visits the flowers of various labiates. Work

for the Provisional Atlas' suggests that this species may be somewhat more common than previously suggested and that its status should be reviewed. Whereas there are numerous older records for Cornwall there are only three recent records: Mousehole (2006), Porthtowan (2004) and Crackington Haven (1991).

Source:

I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.

The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.