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A water beetle

Gyrinus distinctus

50Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr5
May4
Jun6
Jul3
Aug11
Sep6
Oct12
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1East Riding of Yorkshire England12
2North Lincolnshire England10
3North Yorkshire England8
4Argyll and Bute Scotland5
5Nottinghamshire England4
6Doncaster England2
7Norfolk England1
8Lincolnshire England1
9Leeds England1
10Rotherham England1
11Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland1
44 England5 Scotland1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
50
Peak month
October
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Gyrinus distinctus
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
55
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Gyrinidae
Genus
Gyrinus
Name with authority
Gyrinus distinctus Aubé, 1836
Described
1836

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1975048 · GBIF 6097386