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Dotted borded wave

Idaea sylvestraria

52Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun3
Jul45
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Bracknell Forest England6
2Dorset England5
3Cambridgeshire England3
4North Yorkshire England3
5Surrey England2
6Oxfordshire England1
7West Berkshire England1
8Ceredigion Wales1
9Isle of Anglesey Wales1
10North Ayrshire Scotland1
11Swansea Wales1
46 England1 Scotland3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
52
Peak month
July
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Idaea sylvestraria
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
50
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Idaea
Name with authority
Idaea sylvestraria (Hübner)

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q171389 · GBIF 5146496