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Beech-green carpet

Colostygia olivata

103Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May0
Jun4
Jul16
Aug73
Sep0
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland50
2Argyll and Bute Scotland12
3Moray Scotland9
4Cumbria England6
5Kent England5
6Devon England4
7Worcestershire England3
8Stirling Scotland3
9Somerset England2
10Perth and Kinross Scotland2
11Surrey England1
12North Yorkshire England1
13Gloucestershire England1
14Aberdeen City Scotland1
15North Ayrshire Scotland1
24 England77 Scotland1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
103
Peak month
August
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Colostygia olivata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
101
Most recorded in
Highland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Colostygia
Name with authority
Colostygia olivata (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described
1775

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1309461 · GBIF 1988684