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Philonthus varians

181Records since 2000
JunePeak month
32Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar4
Apr5
May23
Jun36
Jul28
Aug14
Sep24
Oct3
Nov5
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England61
2Worcestershire England14
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland12
4Powys Wales7
5Surrey England5
6Doncaster England5
7Norfolk England4
8Pembrokeshire Wales4
9Dorset England3
10Somerset England2
11Gwynedd Wales2
12West Berkshire England2
13Ceredigion Wales2
14Herefordshire, County of England2
15Isle of Anglesey Wales2
134 England16 Scotland21 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 32 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
181
Peak month
June
Counties with records
32
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
175
Most recorded in
Cambridgeshire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Philonthus
Name with authority
Philonthus varians (Paykull, 1789)
Described
1789

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4046839 · GBIF 4436908