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Petrobius maritimus

342Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
38Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb6
Mar12
Apr34
May31
Jun55
Jul59
Aug46
Sep61
Oct11
Nov10
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England35
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland35
3Pembrokeshire Wales23
4Devon England18
5Argyll and Bute Scotland12
6Gwynedd Wales12
7Isle of Anglesey Wales12
8North Ayrshire Scotland12
9Highland Scotland11
10Orkney Islands Scotland10
11Shetland Islands —8
12Swansea Wales8
13Sefton England7
14Ceredigion Wales6
15Dorset England5
122 England121 Scotland82 Wales11 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 38 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
342
Peak month
September
Counties with records
38
Group
Other insects
NBN Atlas records since 2000
334
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Archaeognatha
Family
Machilidae
Genus
Petrobius
Name with authority
Petrobius maritimus (Leach, 1809)
Described
1809

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 9783088