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A water beetle

Sphaeridium bipustulatum

92Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May10
Jun16
Jul19
Aug10
Sep15
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England41
2Worcestershire England13
3Norfolk England4
4Essex England3
5Isle of Anglesey Wales3
6Surrey England2
7West Berkshire England2
8Cornwall England1
9East Riding of Yorkshire England1
10Devon England1
11Gloucestershire England1
12Brighton and Hove England1
88 England3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
92
Peak month
July
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Sphaeridium bipustulatum
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
84
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Hydrophilidae
Genus
Sphaeridium
Name with authority
Sphaeridium bipustulatum Fabricius, 1781
Described
1781

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14931191 · GBIF 1034330