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Dotted carpet

Alcis jubata

295Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun3
Jul116
Aug158
Sep12
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland184
2Highland Scotland60
3Devon England7
4South Ayrshire Scotland6
5Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland5
6Pembrokeshire Wales4
7Perth and Kinross Scotland4
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
9Moray Scotland3
10Aberdeenshire Scotland2
11Stirling Scotland2
12North Ayrshire Scotland1
18 England267 Scotland4 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
295
Peak month
August
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Alcis jubata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
276
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Highland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Alcis
Name with authority
Alcis jubata (Thunberg, 1788)
Described
1788

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q46042 · GBIF 5143477