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Drosophila obscura

75Records since 2000
MayPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb7
Mar0
Apr2
May9
Jun8
Jul0
Aug2
Sep7
Oct4
Nov2
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Monmouthshire Wales19
2Aberdeen City Scotland6
3City of Edinburgh Scotland5
4Telford and Wrekin England5
5Highland Scotland3
6East Riding of Yorkshire England3
7Worcestershire England3
8Surrey England2
9Dorset England2
10Norfolk England1
11Suffolk England1
12Oxfordshire England1
13Devon England1
14Somerset England1
15Powys Wales1
34 England13 Scotland18 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
75
Peak month
May
Counties with records
16
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
58
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Drosophilidae
Genus
Drosophila
Name with authority
Drosophila obscura Fallén, 1823
Described
1823

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q5308591 · GBIF 5073565