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Early moth

Theria primaria

319Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
29Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan114
Feb122
Mar15
Apr12
May4
Jun2
Jul1
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England40
2West Berkshire England33
3Oxfordshire England27
4Dorset England11
5Devon England11
6Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland8
7Suffolk England7
8Thurrock England6
9Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland6
10Kent England5
11Rutland England5
12Surrey England4
13Bath and North East Somerset England4
14Norfolk England3
15Telford and Wrekin England3
288 England2 Scotland6 Wales20 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 29 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
319
Peak month
February
Counties with records
29
Scientific name
Theria primaria
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
284
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Theria
Name with authority
Theria primaria (Haworth, 1809)
Described
1809

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3401871 · GBIF 5148248