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Heath bee-fly

Bombylius minor

144Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
1Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May0
Jun9
Jul77
Aug52
Sep4
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England132
144 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
144
Peak month
July
Counties with records
1
Scientific name
Bombylius minor
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
212
Most recorded in
Dorset
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Bombyliidae
Genus
Bombylius
Name with authority
Bombylius minor Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14170286 · GBIF 1670250