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Large twin-spot carpet

Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata

453Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
18Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun65
Jul295
Aug34
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England62
2West Berkshire England55
3Cambridgeshire England49
4Worcestershire England25
5Norfolk England23
6Surrey England16
7Suffolk England15
8Telford and Wrekin England12
9Essex England5
10North Yorkshire England5
11Rutland England5
12Kent England4
13Thurrock England4
14Bracknell Forest England4
15Herefordshire, County of England2
450 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 18 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
453
Peak month
July
Counties with records
18
Scientific name
Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
420
Most recorded in
Oxfordshire, West Berkshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Xanthorhoe
Name with authority
Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata (Clerck, 1759)
Described
1759

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1310096 · GBIF 1986522