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Ladybird Fly

Gymnosoma rotundatum

681Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr5
May85
Jun108
Jul232
Aug227
Sep20
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Surrey England101
2Kent England36
3Oxfordshire England19
4Medway England11
5Suffolk England3
6Dorset England3
7Brighton and Hove England3
8West Berkshire England1
9Portsmouth England1
10Wrexham Wales1
680 England1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
681
Peak month
July
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Gymnosoma rotundatum
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
617
Most recorded in
Surrey
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tachinidae
Genus
Gymnosoma
Name with authority
Gymnosoma rotundatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
9

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14630459 · GBIF 5765956