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Lesser water-measurer

Hydrometra gracilenta

75Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr44
May13
Jun9
Jul0
Aug3
Sep2
Oct4
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England28
2Worcestershire England1
3Gloucestershire England1
75 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
75
Peak month
April
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Hydrometra gracilenta
Group
True bugs
NBN Atlas records since 2000
75
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Hydrometridae
Genus
Hydrometra
Name with authority
Hydrometra gracilenta Horváth, 1899
Described
1899

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10528207 · GBIF 4485514