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A soldier fly

Stratiomys chamaeleon

211Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May0
Jun31
Jul136
Aug43
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Isle of Anglesey Wales167
2Oxfordshire England43
3Highland Scotland1
43 England1 Scotland167 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
211
Peak month
July
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Stratiomys chamaeleon
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
209
Most recorded in
Isle of Anglesey
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Stratiomyidae
Genus
Stratiomys
Name with authority
Stratiomys chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1616244 · GBIF 1577596