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Lappet moth

Gastropacha quercifolia

106Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun21
Jul76
Aug4
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England51
2Kent England11
3Dorset England6
4Devon England5
5West Berkshire England5
6Essex England4
7Somerset England2
8Thurrock England2
9Oxfordshire England1
10North Ayrshire Scotland1
105 England1 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
106
Peak month
July
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Gastropacha quercifolia
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
92
Most recorded in
Cambridgeshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lasiocampidae
Genus
Gastropacha
Name with authority
Gastropacha quercifolia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1792836 · GBIF 1732565