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Marsh Marigold Moth

Micropterix calthella

959Records since 2000
MayPeak month
63Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr36
May542
Jun229
Jul16
Aug5
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland167
2Worcestershire England100
3West Berkshire England65
4Highland Scotland54
5Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland42
6Cheshire East England38
7Isle of Anglesey Wales32
8Gwynedd Wales25
9Telford and Wrekin England24
10Devon England20
11Belfast Northern Ireland18
12Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland16
13Mid Ulster Northern Ireland16
14Stirling Scotland15
15Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland15
449 England266 Scotland92 Wales141 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 63 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
959
Peak month
May
Counties with records
63
Scientific name
Micropterix calthella
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
735
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Micropterigidae
Genus
Micropterix
Name with authority
Micropterix calthella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Described
1761
Contributing datasets
24

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1304147 · GBIF 1939677