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Orchesia minor

168Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
33Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr5
May31
Jun26
Jul41
Aug22
Sep12
Oct8
Nov1
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England14
2Monmouthshire Wales11
3Surrey England10
4Worcestershire England10
5Gloucestershire England7
6Lincolnshire England6
7Cumbria England6
8Kent England4
9Dorset England4
10Highland Scotland4
11Cheshire East England4
12Norfolk England3
13North Yorkshire England3
14Somerset England3
15Northamptonshire England3
134 England5 Scotland24 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 33 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
168
Peak month
July
Counties with records
33
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
171
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Melandryidae
Genus
Orchesia
Name with authority
Orchesia minor Walker, 1837
Described
1837

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2011625 · GBIF 4453600