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Down Shieldbug

Canthophorus impressus

140Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr10
May26
Jun21
Jul28
Aug37
Sep13
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England39
2Isle of Wight England17
3Dorset England13
4Gloucestershire England4
5Brighton and Hove England1
140 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
140
Peak month
August
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Canthophorus impressus
Group
True bugs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
138
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Cydnidae
Genus
Canthophorus
Name with authority
Canthophorus impressus (Horváth, 1881)
Described
1881

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10675903 · GBIF 4486152