When it is recorded
Jan6
Feb12
Mar180
Apr177
May164
Jun200
Jul186
Aug221
Sep194
Oct80
Nov25
Dec22
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 650 | |
| 2 | Sheffield | England | 83 | |
| 3 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 52 | |
| 4 | Gwynedd | Wales | 50 | |
| 5 | Worcestershire | England | 39 | |
| 6 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 28 | |
| 7 | Moray | Scotland | 24 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | England | 20 | |
| 9 | Cumbria | England | 12 | |
| 10 | Calderdale | England | 12 | |
| 11 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 7 | |
| 12 | Powys | Wales | 4 | |
| 13 | Conwy | Wales | 2 | |
| 14 | Kirklees | England | 2 | |
| 15 | Stirling | Scotland | 1 |
673 England763 Scotland56 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,492
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 15
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- Scientific name
- Formica lugubris
- Group
- Bees, wasps and ants
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,479
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Sheffield, Aberdeenshire, Gwynedd
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Formica
- Name with authority
- Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
- Described
- 1838
- Contributing datasets
- 17
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1850363 · GBIF 1314847