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Broom-tip

Chesias rufata

117Records since 2000
MayPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr14
May61
Jun12
Jul11
Aug2
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland60
2Thurrock England19
3Worcestershire England12
4Moray Scotland10
5Essex England2
6Aberdeen City Scotland2
7Norfolk England1
8Suffolk England1
45 England72 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
117
Peak month
May
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Chesias rufata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
79
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Chesias
Name with authority
Chesias rufata (Fabricius, 1775)
Described
1775

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q783783 · GBIF 1962972