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A Hoverfly

Parasyrphus nigritarsis

157Records since 2000
MayPeak month
25Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr4
May120
Jun24
Jul1
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cheshire East England14
2Nottingham England14
3North Yorkshire England9
4Worcestershire England7
5Cumbria England6
6Orkney Islands Scotland6
7East Ayrshire Scotland5
8Highland Scotland4
9Oxfordshire England3
10Devon England3
11Powys Wales2
12Carmarthenshire Wales2
13St. Helens England2
14Somerset England1
15Gloucestershire England1
128 England17 Scotland10 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
157
Peak month
May
Counties with records
25
Scientific name
Parasyrphus nigritarsis
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
130
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae
Genus
Parasyrphus
Name with authority
Parasyrphus nigritarsis (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Described
1843

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q7136075 · GBIF 1533068