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Small grass emerald

Chlorissa viridata

54Records since 2000
JunePeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr3
May5
Jun30
Jul8
Aug3
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England12
2Devon England9
3Surrey England6
4Cumbria England5
5Cornwall England2
6Worcestershire England2
7Telford and Wrekin England1
53 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
54
Peak month
June
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Chlorissa viridata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
52
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Chlorissa
Name with authority
Chlorissa viridata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q736663 · GBIF 1961040