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Lead-coloured drab

Orthosia populeti

121Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb4
Mar62
Apr30
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England47
2Worcestershire England17
3West Berkshire England8
4Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland7
5Telford and Wrekin England6
6Norfolk England2
7Surrey England2
8Kent England1
9Highland Scotland1
10Essex England1
11North Yorkshire England1
12Rutland England1
13Stirling Scotland1
14Moray Scotland1
109 England3 Scotland7 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
121
Peak month
March
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Orthosia populeti
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
116
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Orthosia
Name with authority
Orthosia populeti Fabricius, 1781
Described
1781

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1315156 · GBIF 1798971