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Ontholestes tessellatus

53Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May6
Jun5
Jul6
Aug7
Sep3
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England20
2Highland Scotland9
3Norfolk England4
4Gwynedd Wales3
5Cambridgeshire England2
6Lincolnshire England1
7Isle of Wight England1
8Isle of Anglesey Wales1
9Telford and Wrekin England1
10Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland1
38 England9 Scotland4 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
53
Peak month
August
Counties with records
10
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
53
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Ontholestes
Name with authority
Ontholestes tessellatus (Geoffroy, 1785)
Described
1785

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q756519 · GBIF 4437461