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A cranefly

Tanyptera nigricornis

59Records since 2000
MayPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May40
Jun12
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England7
2Highland Scotland3
3East Riding of Yorkshire England3
4Nottinghamshire England3
5Devon England2
6Lincolnshire England2
7Argyll and Bute Scotland2
8Cheshire East England2
9Gwynedd Wales2
10Doncaster England2
11Monmouthshire Wales2
12Oxfordshire England1
13Somerset England1
14Warrington England1
15Stirling Scotland1
48 England7 Scotland4 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
59
Peak month
May
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Tanyptera nigricornis
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
59
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tipulidae
Genus
Tanyptera
Name with authority
Tanyptera nigricornis (Meigen, 1818)
Described
1818

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2133233 · GBIF 5064441