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Clouded magpie

Abraxas sylvata

286Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
37Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May7
Jun97
Jul100
Aug58
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland58
2Argyll and Bute Scotland47
3Worcestershire England15
4Ards and North Down Northern Ireland15
5Lisburn and Castlereagh Northern Ireland11
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland8
7Norfolk England7
8Bristol, City of England7
9Devon England6
10Cumbria England6
11Conwy Wales6
12South Ayrshire Scotland5
13Telford and Wrekin England5
14Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland5
15Cambridgeshire England3
105 England65 Scotland14 Wales98 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 37 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
286
Peak month
July
Counties with records
37
Scientific name
Abraxas sylvata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
256
Most recorded in
Newry, Mourne and Down
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Abraxas
Name with authority
Abraxas sylvata (Scopoli, 1763)
Described
1763

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2126088 · GBIF 1967815