Gyrinus substriatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gyrinus substriatus lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gyrinus substriatus
Group	Beetles
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Gyrinidae

Where does the gyrinus substriatus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gyrinus substriatus in 16 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the gyrinus substriatus?

The gyrinus substriatus (Gyrinus substriatus) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Gyrinidae, genus Gyrinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gyrinus substriatus

Gyrinus substriatus is a species of beetle native to Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. In Europe, it is only found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain (incl. Isle of Man), Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Germany, mainland Greece, Hungary, Ireland, mainland Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, mainland Norway, Poland, mainland Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. This is one of the most common species of whirligig beetle.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gyrinus substriatus (revision 1346439514), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2003556 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).