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Red carpet

Xanthorhoe decoloraria

336Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May6
Jun36
Jul150
Aug111
Sep7
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland147
2Perth and Kinross Scotland62
3Highland Scotland52
4Argyll and Bute Scotland24
5Worcestershire England12
6Renfrewshire Scotland7
7Stirling Scotland5
8Telford and Wrekin England4
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
10Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
11Moray Scotland2
12Cumbria England1
13East Lothian Scotland1
14Fife Scotland1
15Scottish Borders Scotland1
20 England310 Scotland2 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
336
Peak month
July
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Xanthorhoe decoloraria
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
239
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
Xanthorhoe
Name with authority
Xanthorhoe decoloraria (Esper)

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3403211 · GBIF 1986367