When it is recorded
Jan0
Feb3
Mar6
Apr156
May276
Jun291
Jul718
Aug429
Sep45
Oct29
Nov17
Dec0
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 378 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 218 | |
| 3 | Worcestershire | England | 153 | |
| 4 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 99 | |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 69 | |
| 6 | Cumbria | England | 51 | |
| 7 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 47 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | England | 46 | |
| 9 | Powys | Wales | 46 | |
| 10 | Leeds | England | 32 | |
| 11 | Fermanagh and Omagh | Northern Ireland | 32 | |
| 12 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 24 | |
| 13 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 21 | |
| 14 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | Northern Ireland | 21 | |
| 15 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 20 |
833 England1,015 Scotland139 Wales72 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 87 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 2,121
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 87
- Scientific name
- Dolichovespula sylvestris
- Group
- Bees, wasps and ants
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,808
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Orkney Islands, Worcestershire, City of Edinburgh, Argyll and Bute, Cumbria
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Vespidae
- Genus
- Dolichovespula
- Name with authority
- Dolichovespula sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763)
- Described
- 1763
- Contributing datasets
- 31
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1668800 · GBIF 1311798