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A cranefly

Tipula melanoceros

135Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
24Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun12
Jul2
Aug9
Sep86
Oct19
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland29
2Warrington England20
3Dorset England11
4Worcestershire England9
5Cornwall England8
6Devon England5
7Doncaster England4
8Cambridgeshire England3
9North Yorkshire England3
10Isle of Anglesey Wales3
11Sheffield England3
12East Riding of Yorkshire England2
13Essex England2
14Cumbria England2
15Argyll and Bute Scotland2
91 England35 Scotland9 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
135
Peak month
September
Counties with records
24
Scientific name
Tipula melanoceros
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
134
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tipulidae
Genus
Tipula
Name with authority
Tipula melanoceros Schummel, 1833
Described
1833

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1850469 · GBIF 1505414