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Hornet Robberfly

Asilus crabroniformis

1,628Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
25Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun4
Jul129
Aug1,087
Sep346
Oct19
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England150
2Gwynedd Wales126
3Kent England110
4Swansea Wales109
5Monmouthshire Wales104
6Devon England103
7Surrey England92
8Cornwall England92
9Oxfordshire England51
10West Berkshire England51
11Isle of Wight England24
12Thurrock England23
13Pembrokeshire Wales18
14Ceredigion Wales17
15Gloucestershire England11
1,230 England395 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,628
Peak month
August
Counties with records
25
Scientific name
Asilus crabroniformis
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,576
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Asilidae
Genus
Asilus
Name with authority
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
16

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q9394417 · GBIF 1659278