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Philonthus cognatus

428Records since 2000
JunePeak month
44Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb3
Mar16
Apr28
May39
Jun60
Jul23
Aug22
Sep21
Oct11
Nov8
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland124
2Worcestershire England37
3Cornwall England28
4Cambridgeshire England26
5Powys Wales12
6Surrey England7
7Somerset England7
8Dorset England6
9Pembrokeshire Wales6
10Highland Scotland5
11Cumbria England5
12Norfolk England4
13Devon England4
14Nottinghamshire England4
15Aberdeen City Scotland4
226 England143 Scotland36 Wales10 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 44 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
428
Peak month
June
Counties with records
44
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
391
Most recorded in
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Philonthus
Name with authority
Philonthus cognatus Stephens, 1832
Described
1832

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q7186132 · GBIF 4436983