🇨🇾Animals recorded in Cyprus

Which animals have been recorded in Cyprus? 5,496 occurrence records cover 925 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Bledius spectabilis, Bledius naxius, Heterocerus flexuosus.

• 5,496 records
• 925 species
• 27 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Bledius spectabilis, Bledius naxius, Heterocerus flexuosus. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Cyprus

	Animal	Group	Records
	Bledius spectabilis	Insecta Staphylinidae	225
	Bledius naxius	Insecta Staphylinidae	168
	Heterocerus flexuosus	Insecta Heteroceridae	142
	Northern House Mosquito Culex pipiens	Insecta Culicidae	108
	Camponotus sanctus	Insecta Formicidae	87
	Malthodes cypricus	Insecta Cantharidae	74
	Beetle Carpophilus nepos	Insecta Nitidulidae	65
	Cheirodes sardous	Insecta Tenebrionidae	65
	Aedes detritus	Insecta Culicidae	64
	Kalcapion semivittatum	Insecta Apionidae	59
	Aspidapion radiolus	Insecta Apionidae	58
	Eutrichapion vorax	Insecta Brentidae	50
	Nephrotoma beckeri	Insecta Tipulidae	45
	Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus	Insecta Culicidae	43
	Calosirus terminatus	Insecta Curculionidae	43
	Cantharis cypria	Insecta Cantharidae	42
	Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans	Squamata Lacertidae	39
	Cataglyphis aphrodite	Insecta Formicidae	37
	Camponotus cecconii	Insecta Formicidae	37
	Camponotus libanicus	Insecta Formicidae	36
	Tipula cypropeliostigma	Insecta Tipulidae	36
	Oedecnemidius varius	Insecta Curculionidae	33
	Trechus crucifer	Insecta Carabidae	32
	Tipula cypris	Insecta Tipulidae	31
	Camponotus lateralis	Insecta Formicidae	29
	Oxystoma ochropus	Insecta Apionidae	28
	Ochrosis ventralis	Insecta Chrysomelidae	26
	Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata	Insecta Tephritidae	26
	Diaphorina aegyptiaca	Insecta Liviidae	25
	Megischia curvimana	Insecta Tenebrionidae	25
	Labidostomis decipiens	Insecta Chrysomelidae	25
	Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard Acanthodactylus schreiberi	Squamata Lacertidae	25
	Camponotus jaliensis	Insecta Formicidae	24
	Amegilla garrula	Insecta Apidae	24
	Stenidius tenuipes	Insecta Anthicidae	24
	Rhagonycha chevrolati	Insecta Cantharidae	23
	Samos Carpenter Ant Camponotus samius	Insecta Formicidae	21
	Cypriote Wall Lizard Phoenicolacerta troodica	Squamata Lacertidae	21
	Monomorium bicolor	Insecta Formicidae	20
	Monomorium perplexum	Insecta Formicidae	20
	Tipula semipeliostigma	Insecta Tipulidae	19
	Haptoncus luteolus	Insecta Nitidulidae	18
	European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola	Aves Muscicapidae	18
	Koshewnikov's Big-headed Ant Pheidole koshewnikovi	Insecta Formicidae	18
	Luridiblatta cyprica	Insecta Ectobiidae	17
	Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus	Amphibia Ranidae	17
	Chocolate-Band Snail Eobania vermiculata	Gastropoda Helicidae	17
	Black-headed Mason Wasp Odynerus melanocephalus	Insecta Vespidae	17
	Rhagonycha kiesenwetteri	Insecta Cantharidae	17
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	17
	Oedemera basipes	Insecta Oedemeridae	17
	Aedes caspius	Insecta Culicidae	16
	Holotrichapion ononis	Insecta Apionidae	16
	Leistus caucasicus	Insecta Carabidae	16
	Dziriblatta cyprica	Insecta Ectobiidae	15
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	15
	Messor orientalis	Insecta Formicidae	15
	Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	15
	Painted Lady Vanessa cardui	Insecta Nymphalidae	15
	Hirta Beetle Lagria hirta	Insecta Tenebrionidae	15