Ilybius ater: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ilybius ater lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ilybius ater
Group	Beetles
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Dytiscidae

Where does the ilybius ater live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ilybius ater in 14 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 ilybius ater?

The ilybius ater (Ilybius ater) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Dytiscidae, genus Ilybius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ilybius ater

Ilybius ater is a species of beetle native to the Palearctic, including Europe, and the Near East.

In Europe, it is found in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Channel Islands, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Germany, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, mainland Greece, Hungary, the Republic of Ireland, mainland Italy, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Northern Ireland, mainland Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Ukraine.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ilybius ater (revision 1207603104), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2456471 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).