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Physocephala nigra

71Records since 2000
JunePeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May6
Jun41
Jul17
Aug3
Sep4
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland51
2North Yorkshire England4
3Aberdeenshire Scotland4
4Dorset England3
5Argyll and Bute Scotland3
6Orkney Islands Scotland2
7Lincolnshire England1
8North Ayrshire Scotland1
10 England61 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
71
Peak month
June
Counties with records
8
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
70
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Conopidae
Genus
Physocephala
Name with authority
Physocephala nigra (De Geer, 1776)
Described
1776

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q7189748 · GBIF 1568956