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Microphor holosericeus

74Records since 2000
MayPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr5
May21
Jun15
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England21
2Cambridgeshire England9
3Oxfordshire England9
4Swansea Wales8
5Essex England3
6Telford and Wrekin England3
7Suffolk England2
8Somerset England2
9Monmouthshire Wales2
10Cornwall England1
11Gloucestershire England1
12Powys Wales1
48 England11 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
74
Peak month
May
Counties with records
12
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
95
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Microphor
Name with authority
Microphor holosericeus (Meigen, 1804)
Described
1804

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q13949810 · GBIF 1609707