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A plant bug

Alydus calcaratus

454Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
20Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May4
Jun27
Jul153
Aug146
Sep106
Oct14
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England58
2Norfolk England57
3Surrey England53
4Dorset England28
5Cornwall England27
6Essex England17
7Devon England15
8Thurrock England9
9Wirral England7
10Medway England7
11Pembrokeshire Wales6
12Isle of Anglesey Wales5
13Cambridgeshire England3
14Kent England2
15Plymouth England2
438 England13 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 20 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
454
Peak month
July
Counties with records
20
Scientific name
Alydus calcaratus
Group
True bugs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
443
Most recorded in
Suffolk, Norfolk, Surrey
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Alydidae
Genus
Alydus
Name with authority
Alydus calcaratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q150148 · GBIF 2050173