When it is recorded
Jan9
Feb33
Mar132
Apr400
May582
Jun228
Jul227
Aug241
Sep409
Oct376
Nov113
Dec16
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northamptonshire | England | 762 | |
| 2 | Kent | England | 220 | |
| 3 | Somerset | England | 152 | |
| 4 | Norfolk | England | 115 | |
| 5 | Cambridgeshire | England | 96 | |
| 6 | Lincolnshire | England | 75 | |
| 7 | Suffolk | England | 74 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | England | 61 | |
| 9 | Essex | England | 58 | |
| 10 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 46 | |
| 11 | Bristol, City of | England | 46 | |
| 12 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 43 | |
| 13 | Doncaster | England | 39 | |
| 14 | North Lincolnshire | England | 38 | |
| 15 | Worcestershire | England | 33 |
2,614 England6 Scotland150 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 62 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 2,819
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 62
- Also known as
- a pygmy backswimmer
- Group
- True bugs
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 2,769
- Most recorded in
- Northamptonshire, Kent, Somerset, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, North Yorkshire, Essex
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Pleidae
- Genus
- Plea
- Name with authority
- Plea minutissima Leach, 1818
- Described
- 1818
- Contributing datasets
- 23
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2552024 · GBIF 2020551