When it is recorded
Jan0
Feb0
Mar45
Apr267
May11,543
Jun11,786
Jul16,122
Aug43,251
Sep10,975
Oct60
Nov0
Dec0
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | England | 9,001 | |
| 2 | Somerset | England | 7,087 | |
| 3 | Dorset | England | 6,242 | |
| 4 | Cambridgeshire | England | 3,425 | |
| 5 | Gloucestershire | England | 3,394 | |
| 6 | Isle of Wight | England | 3,274 | |
| 7 | Kent | England | 3,025 | |
| 8 | Oxfordshire | England | 2,784 | |
| 9 | Suffolk | England | 2,612 | |
| 10 | Essex | England | 1,756 | |
| 11 | Lincolnshire | England | 1,718 | |
| 12 | Conwy | Wales | 1,011 | |
| 13 | Norfolk | England | 999 | |
| 14 | Bristol, City of | England | 869 | |
| 15 | Northamptonshire | England | 616 |
92,238 England1,833 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 53 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 94,102
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 53
- Scientific name
- Aricia agestis
- Group
- Butterflies and moths
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 93,839
- Most recorded in
- Surrey, Somerset, Dorset, Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Essex, Lincolnshire, Conwy +23
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Aricia
- Name with authority
- Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
- Described
- 1775
- Contributing datasets
- 23
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1294181 · GBIF 1933095