Table of Internationally protected species

Table 1. UK INVERTEBRATE SPECIES PROTECTED BY INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS

Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora (Habitats Directive)

Annex IIa - designation of protected areas for animal species listed
Annex IVa - special protection for animal species listed
Annex Va - exploitation of listed animal species to be subject to management if necessary

Council of Europe Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)

Appendix II - special protection for listed animal species and their habitats
Appendix III - exploitation of listed animal species to be subject to regulation

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Appendix I - trade only in exceptional circumstances for species listed
Appendix II - trade in listed species subject to licensing
Appendix III - trade in listed species subject to limited licensing
CITES regulations apply also to other non-native species not listed here.

EEC Regulations No. 338/97, which apply CITES in the European Community, treat the Apollo butterfly as if it's listed on CITES Appendix I.

International Statute W & C

	EC Annex	EC Annex	Bern Appendix	CITES Appendix	Act Schedule
Anisus vorticulus	Little whirl-pool snail	II, IV	-	-	-
Astacus astacus	Noble crayfish	Va	III	-	9
Austropotamobius pallipes	White-clawed crayfish	IIa, Va	III	-	5 (taking, sale)
Callimorpha quadripunctata (Euplagia quadripunctaria)	Jersey tiger moth	IIa	-	-	-
Gortyna borelli lunata	Fisher's estuarine moth	II, IV	-	-	5
Coenagrion mercuriale	Southern damselfly	IIa	II	-	5
Eurodryas (Euphydras) aurinia	Marsh fritillary butterfly	IIa	II	-	5
Helix pomatia	Roman snail	Va	III	-	-
Hirudo medicinalis	Medicinal leech	Va	III	II	5
Limoniscus violaceus	Violet click beetle	IIa	-	-	5
Lucanus cervus	Stag beetle	IIa	III	-	5 (sale)
Maculinea arion	Large blue butterfly	IVa	II	-	5
Margaritifera margaritifera	Pearl mussel	IIa, Va	III	-	5
Vertigo angustior	Narrow-mouthed whorl snail	IIa	-	-	-
Vertigo genesii	Round-mouthed whorl snail	IIa	-	-	-
Vertigo geyeri	Geyer's whorl snail	IIa	-	-	-
Vertigo moulinsiana	Desmoulin's whorl snail	IIa	-	-	-
Species extinct in Britain
Cerambyx cerdo	A longhorn beetle	IIa, IVa	II	-	-
Graphoderus bilineatus	A water beetle	IIa, IVa	II	-	-
Lycaena dispar	Large copper butterfly	IIa, IVa	II	-	5
Margaritifera auricularia	Spengler's freshwater mussel	IVa	II	-	-
Oxygastra curtisii	Orange-spotted emerald dragonfly	IIa, IVa	II	-	-
Vagrant species
Parmassius apollo	Apollo butterfly	IVa	II	II	-
Proserpinus proserpina	Curzon's sphinx moth	IVa	II	-	-