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A cranefly

Prionocera pubescens

83Records since 2000
MayPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr14
May59
Jun3
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland38
2Wrexham Wales15
3Worcestershire England12
4Cheshire East England4
5Powys Wales3
6North Yorkshire England2
7Cumbria England2
8Surrey England1
27 England38 Scotland18 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
83
Peak month
May
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Prionocera pubescens
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
83
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tipulidae
Genus
Prionocera
Name with authority
Prionocera pubescens Loew, 1844
Described
1844

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10808434 · GBIF 1508139