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A ground beetle

Dyschirius obscurus

51Records since 2000
MayPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr3
May38
Jun3
Jul4
Aug2
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England16
2Mid Ulster Northern Ireland16
3Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland10
4Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland9
16 England35 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
51
Peak month
May
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Dyschirius obscurus
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
51
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Dyschirius
Name with authority
Dyschirius obscurus (Gyllenhal, 1827)
Described
1827

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10097641 · GBIF 5716408