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Rheotanytarsus photophilus

1,241Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr43
May167
Jun258
Jul128
Aug52
Sep507
Oct40
Nov42
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Milton Keynes England21
2Oxfordshire England12
3Pembrokeshire Wales2
4Essex England1
5Powys Wales1
620 England3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,241
Peak month
September
Counties with records
5
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
623
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Chironomidae
Genus
Rheotanytarsus
Name with authority
Rheotanytarsus photophilus (Goetghebuer, 1921)
Described
1921
Contributing datasets
4

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q13851243 · GBIF 1452504