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Dotted chestnut

Conistra rubiginea

196Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb7
Mar75
Apr81
May11
Jun0
Jul0
Aug2
Sep3
Oct9
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1West Berkshire England42
2Oxfordshire England23
3Bracknell Forest England12
4Surrey England11
5Suffolk England2
6Worcestershire England2
7Kent England1
8Dorset England1
9Somerset England1
10Rutland England1
11Bristol, City of England1
12Herefordshire, County of England1
13Swansea Wales1
193 England1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
196
Peak month
April
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Conistra rubiginea
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
186
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Conistra
Name with authority
Conistra rubiginea (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described
1775

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1812524 · GBIF 1768771