Silver-ground Carpet

Xanthorhoe montanata

5,881Records since 2000

JunePeak month

103Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0

Feb1

Mar0

Apr9

May1,170

Jun3,107

Jul902

Aug125

Sep17

Oct2

Nov2

Dec0

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

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	695
2	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	575
3	Highland	Scotland	512
4	Worcestershire	England	450
5	West Berkshire	England	352
6	Oxfordshire	England	246
7	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland	191
8	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	154
9	Antrim and Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland	120
10	Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland	84
11	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	82
12	Telford and Wrekin	England	78
13	North Yorkshire	England	76
14	Lisburn and Castlereagh	Northern Ireland	66
15	Cambridgeshire	England	60

2,572 England2,279 Scotland138 Wales861 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 103 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 5,881
Peak month: June
Counties with records: 103
Scientific name: Xanthorhoe montanata
Group: Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 4,789
Most recorded in: Argyll and Bute, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Highland, Worcestershire, West Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Causeway Coast and Glens, Newry, Mourne and Down, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Fermanagh and Omagh, Ards and North Down, Telford and Wrekin +7
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Xanthorhoe
Name with authority: Xanthorhoe montanata (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described: 1775
Contributing datasets: 41