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Bereft scavenger beetle

Hydrochus brevis

72Records since 2000
JunePeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar5
Apr8
May12
Jun18
Jul13
Aug1
Sep4
Oct4
Nov4
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England29
2Isle of Anglesey Wales27
3Highland Scotland6
4Worcestershire England3
5Cambridgeshire England2
6Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland2
7Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
8York England1
9Angus Scotland1
35 England8 Scotland27 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
72
Peak month
June
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Hydrochus brevis
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
72
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Hydrochidae
Genus
Hydrochus
Name with authority
Hydrochus brevis (Herbst, 1793)
Described
1793

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15737673 · GBIF 5745451