Evidence found
123 records across 5 countries and territories, 1924–2025.
Culicoides obsoletus · GBIF taxon key 1632338
Where has the Culicoides obsoletus been recorded?
Culicoides obsoletus occurrence evidence comes from 123 records in 5 countries and territories, from 1924 to 2025. Most records come from Canada.
- 123 records
- 5 places
- 29 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: June.
9 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. 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
19242025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Culicoides obsoletus has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Culicoides obsoletus. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 72 | |
| United Kingdom | 26 | |
| United States | 21 | |
| Sweden | 3 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Culicoides pulicaris
62 records
Culicoides chiopterus
45 records
Culicoides dewulfi
31 records
Ceratopogon punctatus
22 records
Culicoides kibunensis
21 records
Culicoides delta
17 records
Culicoides newsteadi
9 records
Culicoides imicola
4 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.