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Hercostomus nigripennis

382Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May6
Jun158
Jul166
Aug13
Sep1
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England53
2Gwynedd Wales53
3Fife Scotland46
4Isle of Anglesey Wales36
5Norfolk England28
6Ceredigion Wales23
7Dorset England15
8Highland Scotland14
9Swansea Wales14
10Stirling Scotland13
11Worcestershire England12
12Nottinghamshire England9
13Sefton England7
14Carmarthenshire Wales5
15Pembrokeshire Wales4
140 England70 Scotland146 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
382
Peak month
July
Counties with records
28
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
582
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Hercostomus
Name with authority
Hercostomus nigripennis (Fallén, 1823)
Described
1823

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q13928447 · GBIF 1602155