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Acanthiophilus helianthi

132Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
21Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun11
Jul70
Aug46
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England33
2Norfolk England17
3Cambridgeshire England8
4Swansea Wales8
5Monmouthshire Wales4
6Kent England2
7Dorset England2
8Highland Scotland2
9Worcestershire England2
10Rutland England2
11Pembrokeshire Wales2
12West Berkshire England2
13Isle of Anglesey Wales2
14Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland2
15Cornwall England1
44 England2 Scotland23 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
132
Peak month
July
Counties with records
21
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
70
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tephritidae
Genus
Acanthiophilus
Name with authority
Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794)
Described
1794

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14409182 · GBIF 1629286