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Metopia argyrocephala

313Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May31
Jun99
Jul107
Aug45
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England46
2Swansea Wales26
3Kent England22
4Suffolk England16
5Carmarthenshire Wales13
6East Riding of Yorkshire England12
7Gwynedd Wales9
8Isle of Anglesey Wales9
9Norfolk England8
10Nottinghamshire England8
11Pembrokeshire Wales8
12Devon England7
13Oxfordshire England6
14Highland Scotland6
15Wrexham Wales6
224 England10 Scotland79 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
313
Peak month
July
Counties with records
36
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
315
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Sarcophagidae
Genus
Metopia
Name with authority
Metopia argyrocephala (Meigen, 1824)
Described
1824

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14086110 · GBIF 5061152