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Hercostomus gracilis

79Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun28
Jul43
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England20
2Gwynedd Wales18
3Isle of Anglesey Wales9
4Ceredigion Wales4
5Swansea Wales4
6Carmarthenshire Wales3
7Devon England2
8Suffolk England1
9Somerset England1
29 England50 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
79
Peak month
July
Counties with records
9
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
97
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Hercostomus
Name with authority
Hercostomus gracilis (Stannius, 1831)
Described
1831

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q13928462 · GBIF 1602437