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Mullein wave

Scopula marginepunctata

216Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
22Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May15
Jun32
Jul49
Aug79
Sep35
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England54
2Cornwall England36
3Devon England25
4Suffolk England11
5Kent England11
6Dorset England11
7Pembrokeshire Wales11
8Isle of Anglesey Wales8
9Plymouth England6
10Gwynedd Wales5
11Conwy Wales5
12Thurrock England4
13Somerset England3
14Essex England2
15Swansea Wales2
177 England31 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
216
Peak month
August
Counties with records
22
Scientific name
Scopula marginepunctata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
139
Most recorded in
Oxfordshire
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Scopula
Name with authority
Scopula marginepunctata (Göze, 1781)
Described
1781

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q143162 · GBIF 5144900