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Where does the Culicoides odiatus live?

Culicoides odiatus has 3,129 records in 77 countries and territories, from 2003 to 2026. Most records come from Italy.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraCeratopogonidaeCulicoides

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.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
Italy 214
France 204
Sweden 168
Türkiye 162
Poland 146
Russia 120
Spain 118
Algeria 112
Morocco 111
Greece 109
United Kingdom 86
Romania 84
Kazakhstan 80
Germany 76
Armenia 70
Bulgaria 57
Portugal 55
Egypt 54
Serbia 54
Libya 50
Ukraine 50
Tunisia 48
Isle of Man 46
Iceland 46
Croatia 42
Montenegro 42
Uzbekistan 42
Hungary 40
Finland 36
Palestine 32
Norway 30
Czechia 28
Syria 28
Guernsey 26
Netherlands 26
Albania 24
Georgia 24
Jersey 24
Jordan 24
Slovenia 24

Showing the top 40 of 77 places.

Related animals

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Culicoides pulicaris
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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.