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Twin-lobed Deerfly

Chrysops relictus

1,993Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
59Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May30
Jun452
Jul952
Aug445
Sep27
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England226
2Norfolk England167
3East Riding of Yorkshire England108
4Surrey England98
5Northamptonshire England92
6Highland Scotland91
7Kent England82
8Worcestershire England62
9Lincolnshire England58
10Isle of Anglesey Wales55
11Suffolk England50
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland49
13Cumbria England37
14Nottinghamshire England32
15Argyll and Bute Scotland31
1,585 England193 Scotland189 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 59 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,993
Peak month
July
Counties with records
59
Scientific name
Chrysops relictus
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,901
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tabanidae
Genus
Chrysops
Name with authority
Chrysops relictus Meigen, 1820
Described
1820
Contributing datasets
32

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4164069 · GBIF 1497357