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Oblique carpet

Orthonama vittata

399Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
32Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr1
May25
Jun104
Jul98
Aug115
Sep34
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland101
2Cambridgeshire England64
3Argyll and Bute Scotland46
4Isle of Anglesey Wales40
5Norfolk England15
6Worcestershire England14
7Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland12
8Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland12
9Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland11
10Highland Scotland8
11Sefton England7
12Devon England6
13Somerset England6
14Perth and Kinross Scotland6
15Pembrokeshire Wales5
125 England166 Scotland55 Wales52 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 32 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
399
Peak month
August
Counties with records
32
Scientific name
Orthonama vittata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
382
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
Orthonama
Name with authority
Orthonama vittata Borkhausen, 1794
Described
1794

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q82365 · GBIF 1963011