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Hercostomus plagiatus

94Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun25
Jul55
Aug2
Sep7
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England52
2Cambridgeshire England17
3Dorset England9
4Swansea Wales7
5Cornwall England4
6Devon England2
7Pembrokeshire Wales1
8Carmarthenshire Wales1
85 England9 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
94
Peak month
July
Counties with records
8
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
132
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Hercostomus
Name with authority
Hercostomus plagiatus (Loew, 1857)
Described
1857

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q13928511 · GBIF 1602285