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Aspen Hoverfly

Hammerschmidtia ferruginea

59Records since 2000
JunePeak month
1Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May18
Jun41
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland59
59 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
59
Peak month
June
Counties with records
1
Scientific name
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
59
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae
Genus
Hammerschmidtia
Name with authority
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea (Fallén, 1817)
Described
1817

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3126534 · GBIF 4516884