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Black-blotched Bactra Moth

Bactra lancealana

1,230Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
45Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May116
Jun322
Jul370
Aug211
Sep42
Oct1
Nov13
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland348
2Argyll and Bute Scotland245
3Worcestershire England119
4West Berkshire England42
5Highland Scotland36
6Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland31
7Oxfordshire England30
8Suffolk England28
9Cambridgeshire England23
10Lisburn and Castlereagh Northern Ireland19
11Bracknell Forest England17
12Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland16
13Kent England14
14Cheshire East England12
15Isle of Anglesey Wales10
459 England658 Scotland18 Wales81 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 45 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,230
Peak month
July
Counties with records
45
Scientific name
Bactra lancealana
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,213
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Bactra
Name with authority
Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1796-1799)
Described
1799
Contributing datasets
24

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1359044 · GBIF 4530138