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Dioctria cothurnata

73Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun15
Jul28
Aug20
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England15
2Highland Scotland13
3Monmouthshire Wales13
4Surrey England11
5Aberdeen City Scotland4
6Dorset England3
7Perth and Kinross Scotland3
8East Riding of Yorkshire England2
9Worcestershire England2
10Gloucestershire England1
11Herefordshire, County of England1
12Moray Scotland1
38 England22 Scotland13 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
73
Peak month
July
Counties with records
12
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
68
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Dioctria
Name with authority
Dioctria cothurnata Meigen, 1820
Described
1820

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10755647 · GBIF 1656464