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Lunar-spotted pinion

Cosmia pyralina

301Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun62
Jul214
Aug15
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England53
2West Berkshire England47
3Cambridgeshire England35
4Kent England17
5Essex England14
6Surrey England8
7Suffolk England7
8Rutland England7
9Worcestershire England4
10Cornwall England2
11Northamptonshire England2
12Medway England2
13Dorset England1
14Somerset England1
15Bath and North East Somerset England1
297 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
301
Peak month
July
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Cosmia pyralina
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
288
Most recorded in
Oxfordshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Cosmia
Name with authority
Cosmia pyralina (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described
1775

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q768112 · GBIF 1769505