Species Detail - Common Awl-fly (Xylophagus ater) - 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).
Xylophagus ater
Common Awl-fly
NBNSYS0000007846
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
xyate
Meigen, 1804
Insect - true fly (Diptera)
Species
2
1
1
08/05/2022
01/05/2023
1 May (recorded in 2023)
10 November (recorded in 1986)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, General Biodiversity Records from Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Awl-fly (Xylophagus ater), accessed 14 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/7/Species/87615>