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Narrow-dimpled Sunshiner

Amara similata

1,035Records since 2000
MayPeak month
61Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan26
Feb19
Mar68
Apr158
May271
Jun138
Jul76
Aug55
Sep68
Oct32
Nov20
Dec14

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Lincolnshire England144
2Cambridgeshire England99
3Norfolk England38
4Suffolk England35
5Kent England19
6Worcestershire England19
7Isle of Anglesey Wales18
8Devon England17
9Northamptonshire England17
10Thurrock England15
11Warrington England15
12North Lincolnshire England15
13Brighton and Hove England15
14Nottinghamshire England14
15Somerset England12
977 England10 Scotland46 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 61 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,035
Peak month
May
Counties with records
61
Scientific name
Amara similata
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,035
Most recorded in
Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Amara
Name with authority
Amara similata (Gyllenhal, 1810)
Described
1810
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11705652 · GBIF 4472913