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Black Gnat

Bibio johannis

948Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
66Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar53
Apr669
May94
Jun7
Jul2
Aug9
Sep27
Oct41
Nov4
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland95
2Norfolk England54
3Warrington England42
4Worcestershire England39
5Lincolnshire England25
6Oxfordshire England23
7East Riding of Yorkshire England22
8North Yorkshire England19
9Fife Scotland17
10Perth and Kinross Scotland16
11Cambridgeshire England15
12Devon England15
13Cumbria England15
14East Lothian Scotland15
15Kent England14
692 England194 Scotland41 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 66 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
948
Peak month
April
Counties with records
66
Scientific name
Bibio johannis
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
845
Most recorded in
Highland, Norfolk
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Bibionidae
Genus
Bibio
Name with authority
Bibio johannis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Described
1767
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14622330 · GBIF 1590799