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A Reed beetle

Donacia thalassina

63Records since 2000
JunePeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May11
Jun33
Jul12
Aug0
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland14
2Dumfries and Galloway Scotland9
3Rutland England8
4Isle of Anglesey Wales5
5Oxfordshire England4
6Ceredigion Wales3
7Cambridgeshire England2
8Norfolk England2
9North Yorkshire England2
10Cumbria England2
11Surrey England1
12Highland Scotland1
13Telford and Wrekin England1
14Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
30 England10 Scotland8 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
63
Peak month
June
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Donacia thalassina
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
77
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Chrysomelidae
Genus
Donacia
Name with authority
Donacia thalassina Germar, 1811
Described
1811

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1305675 · GBIF 4461512