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A Hoverfly

Cheilosia chrysocoma

64Records since 2000
MayPeak month
22Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr18
May37
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland12
2Worcestershire England7
3Gwynedd Wales6
4Pembrokeshire Wales5
5Cumbria England4
6Isle of Anglesey Wales4
7Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland3
8Argyll and Bute Scotland2
9Powys Wales2
10Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
11Swansea Wales2
12Gloucestershire England1
13Sefton England1
14Cheshire East England1
15Fife Scotland1
17 England16 Scotland23 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
64
Peak month
May
Counties with records
22
Scientific name
Cheilosia chrysocoma
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
56
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae
Genus
Cheilosia
Name with authority
Cheilosia chrysocoma (Meigen, 1822)
Described
1822

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10745958 · GBIF 1540278