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Dark Bordered Beauty

Epione vespertaria

59Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun7
Jul40
Aug12
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1York England47
2Highland Scotland10
3Aberdeenshire Scotland1
48 England11 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
59
Peak month
July
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Epione vespertaria
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
59
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Epione
Name with authority
Epione vespertaria (Linnaeus, 1767)
Described
1767

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q925700 · GBIF 1975553