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Dark dagger

Acronicta tridens

159Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun34
Jul57
Aug35
Sep9
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England25
2Oxfordshire England17
3Worcestershire England17
4Cambridgeshire England10
5West Berkshire England5
6Cornwall England4
7Devon England2
8Somerset England2
9Rutland England2
10Telford and Wrekin England2
11Norfolk England1
12Essex England1
13Cumbria England1
14Northamptonshire England1
15Gwynedd Wales1
152 England4 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
159
Peak month
July
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Acronicta tridens
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
144
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Acronicta
Name with authority
Acronicta tridens (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described
1775

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q280967 · GBIF 1783016