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Ampelisca spinipes

6,948Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan287
Feb130
Mar316
Apr199
May441
Jun822
Jul1,353
Aug1,667
Sep744
Oct271
Nov305
Dec63

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland14
2Cumbria England6
3Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland4
4Ards and North Down Northern Ireland4
5Pembrokeshire Wales2
6Isle of Wight England2
7Highland Scotland1
8Plymouth England1
627 England225 Scotland189 Wales229 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
6,948
Peak month
August
Counties with records
8
Group
Crustaceans
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,321
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Ampeliscidae
Genus
Ampelisca
Name with authority
Ampelisca spinipes Boeck, 1861
Described
1861
Contributing datasets
37

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q7844799 · GBIF 2219482