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Sarcophaga melanura

268Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May35
Jun54
Jul77
Aug86
Sep9
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England29
2Devon England22
3Swansea Wales14
4Cornwall England12
5Gwynedd Wales10
6Medway England10
7Norfolk England6
8Dorset England5
9Worcestershire England5
10Ceredigion Wales5
11Essex England4
12Cumbria England3
13Pembrokeshire Wales3
14Thurrock England3
15Conwy Wales3
219 England3 Scotland43 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
268
Peak month
August
Counties with records
36
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
271
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Sarcophagidae
Genus
Sarcophaga
Name with authority
Sarcophaga melanura Meigen, 1826
Described
1826

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q14083334 · GBIF 4518685