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Hercostomus nigriplantis

112Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun34
Jul63
Aug5
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Swansea Wales37
2Gwynedd Wales21
3Carmarthenshire Wales9
4Cornwall England3
5Devon England3
6Pembrokeshire Wales3
7Worcestershire England2
8Somerset England2
9Ceredigion Wales2
10Isle of Anglesey Wales2
11Surrey England1
12Dorset England1
13Powys Wales1
14Monmouthshire Wales1
14 England98 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
112
Peak month
July
Counties with records
14
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
136
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Hercostomus
Name with authority
Hercostomus nigriplantis (Stannius, 1831)
Described
1831

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q13928445 · GBIF 1602197