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Light knot grass

Acronicta menyanthidis

188Records since 2000
MayPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr4
May60
Jun30
Jul20
Aug26
Sep14
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland45
2Argyll and Bute Scotland37
3Worcestershire England36
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland36
5Cumbria England5
6Perth and Kinross Scotland5
7Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland3
8Cambridgeshire England2
9Gwynedd Wales2
10Stirling Scotland2
11Aberdeenshire Scotland1
12Calderdale England1
13East Ayrshire Scotland1
51 England131 Scotland3 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
188
Peak month
May
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Acronicta menyanthidis
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
175
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Acronicta
Name with authority
Acronicta menyanthidis (Esper)

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1574125 · GBIF 1783037