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Lesser mealworm

Alphitobius diaperinus

116Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb2
Mar3
Apr1
May9
Jun17
Jul16
Aug21
Sep15
Oct5
Nov4
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Lincolnshire England29
2Norfolk England22
3Worcestershire England20
4Cambridgeshire England8
5Oxfordshire England6
6North Yorkshire England4
7Gloucestershire England3
8Surrey England2
9Monmouthshire Wales2
10Wrexham Wales2
11Essex England1
12Cumbria England1
13Nottinghamshire England1
14Rutland England1
15Powys Wales1
111 England5 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
116
Peak month
August
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Alphitobius diaperinus
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
115
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Tenebrionidae
Genus
Alphitobius
Name with authority
Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797)
Described
1797

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14809702 · GBIF 1045875