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Xylophagus ater

431Records since 2000
MayPeak month
37Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb8
Mar8
Apr16
May176
Jun108
Jul20
Aug6
Sep16
Oct10
Nov22
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England44
2Worcestershire England36
3Cumbria England26
4North Yorkshire England23
5Surrey England22
6Gwynedd Wales15
7Highland Scotland13
8Cornwall England12
9Monmouthshire Wales11
10Nottinghamshire England9
11Lincolnshire England7
12Powys Wales7
13East Riding of Yorkshire England6
14Oxfordshire England4
15Gloucestershire England4
359 England23 Scotland44 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 37 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
431
Peak month
May
Counties with records
37
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
416
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Xylophagidae
Genus
Xylophagus
Name with authority
Xylophagus ater Meigen, 1804
Described
1804

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2598549 · GBIF 5086421