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Gold swift

Phymatopus hecta

363Records since 2000
JunePeak month
50Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May19
Jun156
Jul149
Aug12
Sep0
Oct0
Nov2
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland57
2Argyll and Bute Scotland52
3Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland18
4Worcestershire England15
5Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland14
6Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland13
7Cambridgeshire England12
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland11
9Thurrock England10
10Norfolk England9
11Kent England8
12Stirling Scotland7
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland6
14Belfast Northern Ireland6
15Aberdeenshire Scotland5
124 England155 Scotland5 Wales79 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 50 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
363
Peak month
June
Counties with records
50
Scientific name
Phymatopus hecta
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
321
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hepialidae
Genus
Phymatopus
Name with authority
Phymatopus hecta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q127486 · GBIF 4525610