Records by vice-county

The table below summarises all records by species and vice-county. The number of records and the first and last dates are taken from the recording scheme database (latest update at 2 December 2024). There may be some errors in the database (please let us know if you spot any!) and there are additional records held elsewhere (e.g. on NBN Atlas) that are not in the scheme dataset (if you have records to add please send them in!).

The filter boxes allow you to select a particular family, species or vice-county. For vice-county filtering, use either the number or the name, not both. For more information on vice-counties see the BRC website.

(A very limited amount of data for Ireland is included - for better coverage go to the National Biodiversity Data Centre.)

Family Species English name Records First recorded Last recorded VC Vice-county
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 2 1896 1943 Wicklow
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 145 1923 2023 1 West Cornwall
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 84 1924 2024 2 East Cornwall
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 343 1976 2024 3 South Devon
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 278 1929 2024 4 North Devon
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 52 1983 2024 5 South Somerset
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 141 1943 2024 6 North Somerset
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 8 1982 2023 7 North Wiltshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 69 1985 2024 8 South Wiltshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 381 1969 2024 9 Dorset
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 35 1980 2022 10 Isle of Wight
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 546 1905 2024 11 South Hampshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 103 1946 2024 12 North Hampshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 46 1979 2024 13 West Sussex
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 91 1981 2024 14 East Sussex
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 185 1974 2024 15 East Kent
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 68 1963 2022 16 West Kent
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 348 1934 2024 17 Surrey
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 81 1965 2024 18 South Essex
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 49 1966 2024 19 North Essex
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 24 1957 2024 20 Hertfordshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 20 1975 2024 21 Middlesex
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 145 1958 2024 22 Berkshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 27 1982 2023 23 Oxfordshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 53 1967 2024 24 Buckinghamshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 159 1978 2023 25 East Suffolk
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 27 1984 2023 26 West Suffolk
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 443 1874 2024 27 East Norfolk
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 123 1951 2024 28 West Norfolk
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 51 1983 2024 29 Cambridgeshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 61 1996 2024 30 Bedfordshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 30 1966 2022 31 Huntingdonshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 145 1972 2024 32 Northamptonshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 34 1894 2024 33 East Gloucestershire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 54 1983 2023 34 West Gloucestershire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 79 1973 2024 35 Monmouthshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 47 1980 2024 36 Herefordshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 118 1984 2024 37 Worcestershire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 111 1979 2024 38 Warwickshire
Rhagionidae Chrysopilus cristatus Black Snipefly 138 1985 2024 39 Staffordshire