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Quicksilver diver

Hydroporus morio

333Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb4
Mar19
Apr104
May65
Jun46
Jul26
Aug29
Sep25
Oct13
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England119
2Sheffield England29
3Cumbria England23
4Kirklees England14
5Gwynedd Wales7
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland6
7Highland Scotland5
8Calderdale England5
9Rotherham England3
10Conwy Wales3
11Cheshire East England2
12West Lothian Scotland2
13Cambridgeshire England1
14Worcestershire England1
15Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland1
306 England14 Scotland10 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
333
Peak month
April
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Hydroporus morio
Group
Beetles
NBN Atlas records since 2000
333
Most recorded in
North Yorkshire
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Dytiscidae
Genus
Hydroporus
Name with authority
Hydroporus morio Aubé, 1838
Described
1838

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q5022500 · GBIF 1038224