Where does the Culicoides obsoletus live?
Culicoides obsoletus has 12,087 records in 79 countries and territories, from 1900 to 2026. Most records come from Ireland.
- 12,087 records
- 79 places
- 82 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraCeratopogonidaeCulicoides
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,342 | |
| Poland | 1,191 | |
| Denmark | 992 | |
| United Kingdom | 963 | |
| United States | 674 | |
| Sweden | 532 | |
| Serbia | 498 | |
| North Macedonia | 455 | |
| Bulgaria | 419 | |
| France | 406 | |
| Spain | 402 | |
| Latvia | 386 | |
| Norway | 351 | |
| Portugal | 327 | |
| Greece | 316 | |
| Italy | 282 | |
| Canada | 243 | |
| Germany | 207 | |
| Morocco | 197 | |
| Finland | 182 | |
| Belgium | 181 | |
| Türkiye | 153 | |
| Libya | 140 | |
| Netherlands | 98 | |
| Lithuania | 93 | |
| Russia | 86 | |
| Switzerland | 81 | |
| Jersey | 77 | |
| Slovenia | 76 | |
| Montenegro | 69 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 64 | |
| Romania | 51 | |
| Algeria | 50 | |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | |
| Armenia | 35 | |
| Tunisia | 31 | |
| Iceland | 28 | |
| Egypt | 27 | |
| Ukraine | 27 | |
| Isle of Man | 23 |
Showing the top 40 of 79 places.
Related animals
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6,121 records
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5,780 records
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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.