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Hairy reed beetle

Donacia cinerea

64Records since 2000
MayPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May26
Jun22
Jul12
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Essex England10
2Worcestershire England6
3Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland5
4Lincolnshire England4
5Rutland England4
6Cambridgeshire England3
7Kent England2
8Oxfordshire England2
9Surrey England2
10North Yorkshire England2
11Isle of Anglesey Wales2
12Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland2
13Bristol, City of England1
14Swansea Wales1
53 England4 Wales7 Northern Ireland

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
64
Peak month
May
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Donacia cinerea
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
61
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Chrysomelidae
Genus
Donacia
Name with authority
Donacia cinerea Herbst, 1784
Described
1784

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1310993 · GBIF 4461503