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Mauve stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

169Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar10
Apr0
May3
Jun4
Jul8
Aug10
Sep8
Oct6
Nov119
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England7
2Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland3
3Highland Scotland1
4Pembrokeshire Wales1
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
6Isles of Scilly England1
7Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland1
18 England19 Scotland2 Wales8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
169
Peak month
November
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Pelagia noctiluca
Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
NBN Atlas records since 2000
69
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Scyphozoa
Order
Semaeostomeae
Family
Pelagiidae
Genus
Pelagia
Name with authority
Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775)
Described
1775

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1354572 · GBIF 2264423