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Archers dart

Agrotis vestigialis

409Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
20Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May0
Jun27
Jul162
Aug165
Sep53
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland155
2Suffolk England105
3Highland Scotland35
4Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland23
5Isle of Anglesey Wales22
6Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland11
7Argyll and Bute Scotland9
8Pembrokeshire Wales5
9Moray Scotland4
10Sefton England3
11Carmarthenshire Wales3
12Conwy Wales3
13Kent England2
14Lincolnshire England2
15Cambridgeshire England1
124 England203 Scotland37 Wales42 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 20 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
409
Peak month
August
Counties with records
20
Scientific name
Agrotis vestigialis
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
398
Most recorded in
Na h-Eileanan Siar, Suffolk
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Agrotis
Name with authority
Agrotis vestigialis Hufnagel, 1766
Described
1766

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q948942 · GBIF 1770880