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Semaphore Fly

Poecilobothrus nobilitatus

1,122Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
60Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May6
Jun352
Jul627
Aug42
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England107
2Norfolk England74
3Worcestershire England65
4Cornwall England52
5Swansea Wales32
6Ceredigion Wales25
7Cheshire East England23
8Dorset England18
9Cambridgeshire England15
10Somerset England15
11City of Edinburgh Scotland14
12Wirral England14
13Sefton England13
14East Riding of Yorkshire England12
15Isle of Anglesey Wales11
929 England17 Scotland126 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 60 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,122
Peak month
July
Counties with records
60
Scientific name
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,420
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Dolichopodidae
Genus
Poecilobothrus
Name with authority
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Described
1767
Contributing datasets
20

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2100394 · GBIF 1610221