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Earthy
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Families
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Designations
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Species
Groups
By month
Families
Counties
Designations
Most recorded
Year described
Earthy
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Year described
1768
Described in 1768
20
species
1767
1769
(Great or Northern) Crested Newt
Group
Amphibians
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
39,193
Plumose Anemone
Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,037
Hydroides norvegica
Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
3,720
Lizard Bark Louse
Group
Other insects
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,960
Greater forkbeard
Group
Fish
Peak month
November
Records since 2000
2,922
Thick-Lipped Dog Whelk
Group
Molluscs
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,157
Clover Seed Weevil
Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
888
Common wall lizard
Group
Reptiles
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
508
Hippasteria phrygiana
Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
420
Natterjack toad
Group
Amphibians
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
406
Dolichopeza albipes
Group
True flies
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
387
Nebria rufescens
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
265
Amaurobius fenestralis
Group
Spiders
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
218
Patrobus atrorufus
Group
Beetles
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
163
Smooth snake
Group
Reptiles
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
128
Boreotrophon truncatus
Group
Molluscs
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
125
Black Lark
Group
Birds
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
118
Alpine Newt
Group
Amphibians
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
109
White-spotted Sable
Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
90
Common Midwife Toad
Group
Amphibians
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
79