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Bran bug

Tribolium castaneum

60Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb3
Mar2
Apr0
May4
Jun3
Jul6
Aug13
Sep9
Oct3
Nov1
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Lincolnshire England11
2Worcestershire England9
3Cambridgeshire England6
4Oxfordshire England5
5Norfolk England2
6Surrey England1
7Devon England1
8North Yorkshire England1
9Cheshire East England1
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
11Powys Wales1
12York England1
13Conwy Wales1
14Bury England1
57 England1 Scotland2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
60
Peak month
August
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Tribolium castaneum
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
59
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Tenebrionidae
Genus
Tribolium
Name with authority
Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797)
Described
1797

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q837947 · GBIF 4990338