When it is recorded
Jan0
Feb0
Mar60
Apr301
May460
Jun1,167
Jul1,975
Aug3,401
Sep1,789
Oct164
Nov13
Dec1
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 430 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 395 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 324 | |
| 4 | South Lanarkshire | Scotland | 206 | |
| 5 | Somerset | England | 181 | |
| 6 | Cornwall | England | 149 | |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | England | 143 | |
| 8 | Oxfordshire | England | 141 | |
| 9 | Devon | England | 141 | |
| 10 | Cheshire East | England | 140 | |
| 11 | Gloucestershire | England | 137 | |
| 12 | Sefton | England | 134 | |
| 13 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 134 | |
| 14 | East Ayrshire | Scotland | 133 | |
| 15 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 128 |
7,594 England1,103 Scotland767 Wales151 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 122 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 9,660
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 122
- Scientific name
- Eristalis arbustorum
- Group
- True flies
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 8,610
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Cumbria, Norfolk, South Lanarkshire, Somerset, Cornwall, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Devon, Cheshire East, Gloucestershire, Sefton +26
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Genus
- Eristalis
- Name with authority
- Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 38
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1746470 · GBIF 1541146