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A water beetle

Prionocyphon serricornis

332Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
38Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan22
Feb7
Mar42
Apr64
May47
Jun34
Jul45
Aug6
Sep18
Oct5
Nov8
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England19
2Monmouthshire Wales17
3Nottinghamshire England16
4Cambridgeshire England14
5Dorset England13
6Cumbria England11
7Isle of Anglesey Wales10
8Oxfordshire England9
9Surrey England9
10Essex England9
11Devon England9
12Worcestershire England9
13Kent England7
14Gloucestershire England7
15Suffolk England5
275 England2 Scotland46 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 38 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
332
Peak month
April
Counties with records
38
Scientific name
Prionocyphon serricornis
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
327
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scirtidae
Genus
Prionocyphon
Name with authority
Prionocyphon serricornis (Müller, 1821)
Described
1821

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2247521 · GBIF 1161943