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Hercostomus cupreus

438Records since 2000
JunePeak month
34Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May49
Jun311
Jul41
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales96
2Norfolk England84
3Stirling Scotland54
4Cornwall England33
5Worcestershire England20
6Somerset England16
7Isle of Anglesey Wales14
8Powys Wales13
9Perth and Kinross Scotland13
10Ceredigion Wales11
11Highland Scotland8
12Devon England8
13Monmouthshire Wales6
14Fife Scotland5
15Conwy Wales4
179 England84 Scotland154 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 34 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
438
Peak month
June
Counties with records
34
Group
True flies
Most recorded in
Gwynedd, Norfolk, Stirling
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Hercostomus
Name with authority
Hercostomus cupreus (Fallén, 1823)
Described
1823

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14524759 · GBIF 1602106