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Amaurobius similis

271Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
43Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan20
Feb20
Mar20
Apr39
May26
Jun12
Jul18
Aug17
Sep27
Oct35
Nov15
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gloucestershire England24
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland14
3Highland Scotland10
4Worcestershire England9
5East Riding of Yorkshire England5
6Telford and Wrekin England5
7Cambridgeshire England4
8North Yorkshire England4
9Sefton England4
10York England3
11City of Edinburgh Scotland2
12Nottinghamshire England2
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
14Powys Wales2
15Bristol, City of England2
208 England38 Scotland9 Wales8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 43 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
271
Peak month
April
Counties with records
43
Group
Spiders
NBN Atlas records since 2000
185
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Amaurobiidae
Genus
Amaurobius
Name with authority
Amaurobius similis (Blackwall, 1861)
Described
1861

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1646677 · GBIF 2141617