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Long-horned Black Legionnaire

Beris geniculata

609Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
65Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr12
May53
Jun151
Jul268
Aug74
Sep16
Oct3
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England63
2Worcestershire England35
3Norfolk England30
4East Riding of Yorkshire England22
5Highland Scotland21
6North Yorkshire England19
7Cumbria England19
8Orkney Islands Scotland13
9Surrey England12
10Rutland England11
11Cornwall England10
12Nottinghamshire England10
13Powys Wales10
14Cambridgeshire England9
15City of Edinburgh Scotland9
483 England85 Scotland28 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 65 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
609
Peak month
July
Counties with records
65
Scientific name
Beris geniculata
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
649
Most recorded in
Devon
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Stratiomyidae
Genus
Beris
Name with authority
Beris geniculata Haliday, 1830
Described
1830
Contributing datasets
22

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 11034750