Where does the Ceratopogon punctatus live?
Ceratopogon punctatus has 6,121 records in 78 countries and territories, from 1913 to 2026. Most records come from Ireland.
- 6,121 records
- 78 places
- 50 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraCeratopogonidaeCeratopogon
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19132026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,342 | |
| United Kingdom | 900 | |
| Poland | 568 | |
| North Macedonia | 385 | |
| Norway | 379 | |
| Sweden | 231 | |
| Lithuania | 182 | |
| Romania | 161 | |
| Libya | 140 | |
| Morocco | 118 | |
| Italy | 112 | |
| France | 102 | |
| Türkiye | 95 | |
| Spain | 91 | |
| Belgium | 89 | |
| Russia | 84 | |
| Slovenia | 72 | |
| Montenegro | 71 | |
| Denmark | 70 | |
| Jersey | 70 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 64 | |
| Greece | 52 | |
| Algeria | 48 | |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | |
| Germany | 38 | |
| Armenia | 35 | |
| Portugal | 32 | |
| Bulgaria | 30 | |
| Egypt | 27 | |
| Finland | 26 | |
| Serbia | 25 | |
| Ukraine | 25 | |
| Tunisia | 24 | |
| Isle of Man | 23 | |
| Iceland | 23 | |
| Luxembourg | 23 | |
| Estonia | 21 | |
| Croatia | 21 | |
| Uzbekistan | 21 | |
| Hungary | 20 |
Showing the top 40 of 78 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Ceratopogonidae.
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12,117 records
Culicoides obsoletus
12,087 records
Culicoides chiopterus
10,727 records
Culicoides dewulfi
9,236 records
Dasyhelea ludingensis
6,462 records
Culicoides pulicaris
5,780 records
Culicoides delta
5,442 records
Culicoides kingi
5,015 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.