When it is recorded
Jan14
Feb353
Mar3,555
Apr5,054
May1,625
Jun101
Jul29
Aug5
Sep5
Oct3
Nov3
Dec3
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Berkshire | England | 1,358 | |
| 2 | Oxfordshire | England | 1,319 | |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 1,099 | |
| 4 | Worcestershire | England | 472 | |
| 5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 453 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 358 | |
| 7 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | Northern Ireland | 271 | |
| 8 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 242 | |
| 9 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 240 | |
| 10 | North Yorkshire | England | 216 | |
| 11 | Bracknell Forest | England | 177 | |
| 12 | Suffolk | England | 136 | |
| 13 | Telford and Wrekin | England | 127 | |
| 14 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 105 | |
| 15 | Norfolk | England | 102 |
7,698 England2,159 Scotland167 Wales1,240 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 86 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 11,347
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 86
- Scientific name
- Orthosia gothica
- Group
- Butterflies and moths
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 9,296
- Most recorded in
- West Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Argyll and Bute, Worcestershire, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highland, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Newry, Mourne and Down, Causeway Coast and Glens, North Yorkshire, Bracknell Forest, Suffolk +12
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Genus
- Orthosia
- Name with authority
- Orthosia gothica Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 31
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1538831 · GBIF 1798974