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Netted Mountain Moth

Macaria carbonaria

140Records since 2000
MayPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr20
May107
Jun13
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland84
2Highland Scotland55
3Moray Scotland1
140 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
140
Peak month
May
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Macaria carbonaria
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
140
Most recorded in
Perth and Kinross, Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Macaria
Name with authority
Macaria carbonaria (Clerck, 1759)
Described
1759

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q25781 · GBIF 8237343