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Orthosia gracilis

1,220Records since 2000

AprilPeak month

45Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0

Feb0

Mar53

Apr643

May385

Jun9

Jul5

Aug0

Sep0

Oct0

Nov0

Dec0

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

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	229
2	Oxfordshire	England	151
3	Worcestershire	England	91
4	Highland	Scotland	67
5	West Berkshire	England	55
6	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	52
7	Suffolk	England	50
8	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	34
9	Norfolk	England	22
10	Telford and Wrekin	England	22
11	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland	21
12	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig	Northern Ireland	15
13	Pembrokeshire	Wales	14
14	Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland	11
15	Rutland	England	10

704 England363 Scotland23 Wales116 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 45 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 1,220
Peak month: April
Counties with records: 45
Scientific name: Orthosia gracilis
Group: Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 1,038
Most recorded in: Argyll and Bute, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire, Highland, West Berkshire, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Suffolk
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: Noctuidae
Genus: Orthosia
Name with authority: Orthosia gracilis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described: 1775
Contributing datasets: 24