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Lesser-spotted pinion

Cosmia affinis

140Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun13
Jul67
Aug39
Sep9
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England22
2West Berkshire England22
3Cambridgeshire England12
4Worcestershire England7
5Suffolk England5
6Essex England4
7Surrey England2
8Cornwall England2
9Bath and North East Somerset England2
10Monmouthshire Wales1
11Telford and Wrekin England1
138 England1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
140
Peak month
July
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Cosmia affinis
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
134
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Cosmia
Name with authority
Cosmia affinis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Described
1767

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q693366 · GBIF 1769519