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Ophion obscuratus

138Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb34
Mar4
Apr36
May21
Jun3
Jul4
Aug2
Sep3
Oct11
Nov3
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland25
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland14
3Essex England12
4Devon England4
5Isle of Anglesey Wales3
6Swansea Wales3
7Stirling Scotland3
8Surrey England2
9Dorset England2
10Somerset England2
11Luton England2
12Kent England1
13Cornwall England1
14Gwynedd Wales1
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
70 England46 Scotland8 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
138
Peak month
April
Counties with records
17
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Ichneumonidae
Genus
Ophion
Name with authority
Ophion obscuratus Fabricius, 1798
Described
1798

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14463896 · GBIF 1295815