When it is recorded
Jan1
Feb0
Mar7
Apr2
May22
Jun1,135
Jul12,684
Aug14,407
Sep2,411
Oct7
Nov0
Dec0
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorset | England | 4,376 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 3,357 | |
| 3 | Surrey | England | 2,728 | |
| 4 | Suffolk | England | 2,310 | |
| 5 | Conwy | Wales | 1,899 | |
| 6 | Devon | England | 1,030 | |
| 7 | Norfolk | England | 930 | |
| 8 | Highland | Scotland | 719 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 687 | |
| 10 | Fife | Scotland | 658 | |
| 11 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 552 | |
| 12 | Cambridgeshire | England | 442 | |
| 13 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 399 | |
| 14 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 387 | |
| 15 | Somerset | England | 376 |
23,497 England2,924 Scotland3,994 Wales236 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 58 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 30,847
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 58
- Scientific name
- Hipparchia semele
- Also known as
- Grayling
- Group
- Butterflies and moths
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 33,460
- Most recorded in
- Dorset, Cumbria, Surrey, Suffolk, Conwy, Devon, Norfolk, Highland, Cornwall, Fife, Pembrokeshire, Cambridgeshire +18
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Hipparchia
- Name with authority
- Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 36
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8176911