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Hercostomus nanus

94Records since 2000
JunePeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May6
Jun49
Jul28
Aug1
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England26
2Cambridgeshire England19
3Cornwall England11
4Essex England6
5Somerset England4
6Devon England3
7Worcestershire England2
8Swansea Wales2
9Kent England1
10Dorset England1
11West Berkshire England1
12Ceredigion Wales1
13Carmarthenshire Wales1
14Isle of Wight England1
15Monmouthshire Wales1
85 England9 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
94
Peak month
June
Counties with records
15
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
147
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Hercostomus
Name with authority
Hercostomus nanus (Macquart, 1828)
Described
1828

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q13928453 · GBIF 1602281