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Broom Moth

Ceramica pisi

1,823Records since 2000
JunePeak month
60Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr4
May258
Jun759
Jul361
Aug138
Sep112
Oct26
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland354
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland306
3Highland Scotland267
4Worcestershire England164
5Suffolk England83
6Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland61
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland44
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland37
9Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland29
10Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland24
11North Yorkshire England22
12Ards and North Down Northern Ireland22
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland21
14Cumbria England17
15Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland15
472 England999 Scotland81 Wales265 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 60 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,823
Peak month
June
Counties with records
60
Scientific name
Ceramica pisi
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,632
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Ceramica
Name with authority
Ceramica pisi Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
30

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1348556 · GBIF 4534207