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Lotophila atra

446Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
37Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb1
Mar4
Apr7
May22
Jun82
Jul84
Aug105
Sep16
Oct12
Nov5
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England76
2Devon England64
3Aberdeenshire Scotland39
4Dorset England33
5Norfolk England19
6Somerset England16
7Powys Wales16
8Cambridgeshire England15
9Gwynedd Wales12
10Swansea Wales12
11Telford and Wrekin England11
12Highland Scotland9
13North Yorkshire England7
14Monmouthshire Wales6
15Cornwall England5
199 England49 Scotland69 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 37 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
446
Peak month
August
Counties with records
37
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
465
Most recorded in
Worcestershire, Devon
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Sphaeroceridae
Genus
Lotophila
Name with authority
Lotophila atra (Meigen, 1830)
Described
1830

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14270814 · GBIF 1588220