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A water beetle

Ochthebius viridis

79Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr7
May12
Jun13
Jul17
Aug20
Sep4
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Lincolnshire England18
2Gwynedd Wales13
3Kent England8
4Medway England8
5Dumfries and Galloway Scotland5
6Conwy Wales3
7Bristol, City of England2
8Cambridgeshire England1
9Dorset England1
10East Riding of Yorkshire England1
11Somerset England1
12Thurrock England1
13Isle of Anglesey Wales1
56 England5 Scotland18 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
79
Peak month
August
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Ochthebius viridis
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
79
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Hydraenidae
Genus
Ochthebius
Name with authority
Ochthebius viridis (Peyron, 1858)
Described
1858

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14929298 · GBIF 4447958