Species Detail - Black Snail Beetle (Phosphuga atrata) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
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).
Phosphuga atrata
Black Snail Beetle
NHMSYS0021366829
RecommendedWell-formed
Black Carrion Beetle , Phosphuga atrata Linnaeus, 1758, Silpha atrata Linnaeus, 1758, Silpha atrata var. brunnea Herbst, 1793, Silpha brunnea Herbst, 1793, Silpha paedemontana Fabricius, 1775
N/A
phatr
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
Species
59
47
39
26/09/1993
10/03/2024
10 March (recorded in 2024)
9 November (recorded in 2017)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Black Snail Beetle (Phosphuga atrata), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/308423>