Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Coreus marginatus

Common Name Dock Bug

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0020109255 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Coreus marginatus (Linnaeus)

Designations N/A

Abbreviation comar

Authority (Linnaeus, 1758)

Group Insect - true bug (Hemiptera)

Rank Species

Number Of Records 1158

Number Of 10Km Squares 194

Number Of 50Km Squares 50

Oldest Record 01/05/1893

Newest Record 02/11/2024

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 January (recorded in 2019)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 13 December (recorded in 2023)

Species Profiles

Citation Dr. Brian Nelson, True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/111/Species/84732

Species Detail - Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)