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Goblin lights

Catolechia wahlenbergii

78Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb2
Mar4
Apr5
May10
Jun7
Jul13
Aug21
Sep4
Oct3
Nov3
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England9
2Highland Scotland8
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland8
4Cornwall England5
5Argyll and Bute Scotland3
6Gloucestershire England2
7Aberdeenshire Scotland2
8Ceredigion Wales2
9Torbay England2
10Somerset England1
11Shetland Islands —1
12Fife Scotland1
13Isles of Scilly England1
14North Ayrshire Scotland1
15Angus Scotland1
32 England39 Scotland4 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
78
Peak month
August
Counties with records
15
Scientific name
Catolechia wahlenbergii
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Rhizocarpales
Family
Rhizocarpaceae
Genus
Catolechia
Name with authority
Catolechia wahlenbergii (Ach.) Körb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10511329 · GBIF 2600489