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A water beetle

Rhantus frontalis

157Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar8
Apr15
May19
Jun22
Jul33
Aug22
Sep20
Oct8
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England68
2Dumfries and Galloway Scotland13
3Cambridgeshire England12
4Kent England12
5Medway England8
6Essex England7
7Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland4
8Somerset England3
9Thurrock England3
10Isle of Anglesey Wales3
11Ards and North Down Northern Ireland3
12Cumbria England2
13Mid Ulster Northern Ireland2
14Suffolk England1
15Gwynedd Wales1
129 England13 Scotland5 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
157
Peak month
July
Counties with records
15
Scientific name
Rhantus frontalis
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
192
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Dytiscidae
Genus
Rhantus
Name with authority
Rhantus frontalis (Marsham, 1802)
Described
1802

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2175421 · GBIF 4989387