Species Detail - Hairy Whirligig Beetle (Orectochilus villosus) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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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Orectochilus villosus
Hairy Whirligig Beetle
NHMSYS0001719364 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
orvil
(Müller, O.F., 1776)
Insect - beetle (Coleoptera)
Species
843
160
76
02/06/1834
17/08/2023
21 February (recorded in 1991)
31 December (recorded in 1892)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Hairy Whirligig Beetle (Orectochilus villosus), accessed 03 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/72872>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)