Species Detail - Murky-legged Black Legionnaire (Beris chalybata) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "General Biodiversity Records from Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Beris chalybata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire
NBNSYS0000007795
RecommendedWell-formed
Beris chalybea emend. (Turton, 1802), Beris chalybeata emend. (Gmelin, 1790), Beris chalybeata spelling error (Forster), Beris sexdentata (Fabricius, 1781), Musca chalybata Forster, 1771, Musca chalybea emend. Turton, 1802, Musca chalybeata emend. Gmelin, 1790, Stratiomys sexdentata Fabricius, 1781
N/A
becha
(Forster, 1771)
Insect - true fly (Diptera)
Species
5
4
4
12/05/2016
28/04/2024
1 January (recorded in 1905)
30 August (recorded in 1971)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, General Biodiversity Records from Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire (Beris chalybata), accessed 20 May 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/7/Species/87569