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Dotted Clay

Xestia baja

2,960Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
59Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May8
Jun16
Jul1,576
Aug1,228
Sep26
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland1,016
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland533
3Highland Scotland293
4Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland146
5Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland140
6Worcestershire England88
7Lisburn and Castlereagh Northern Ireland79
8Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland59
9Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland52
10Ards and North Down Northern Ireland49
11Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland47
12North Yorkshire England27
13Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland21
14Midlothian Scotland20
15Perth and Kinross Scotland16
293 England2,025 Scotland28 Wales613 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 59 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,960
Peak month
July
Counties with records
59
Scientific name
Xestia baja
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,231
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Xestia
Name with authority
Xestia baja (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described
1775
Contributing datasets
29

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q804062 · GBIF 5112291