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Small purple-barred

Phytometra viridaria

199Records since 2000
MayPeak month
29Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr7
May69
Jun58
Jul32
Aug5
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Isle of Anglesey Wales32
2Highland Scotland30
3Worcestershire England26
4Argyll and Bute Scotland14
5Dorset England9
6Surrey England6
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland6
8Gloucestershire England5
9Gwynedd Wales5
10Swansea Wales4
11Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland4
12Somerset England3
13Carmarthenshire Wales3
14Conwy Wales3
15Devon England2
79 England59 Scotland54 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 29 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
199
Peak month
May
Counties with records
29
Scientific name
Phytometra viridaria
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
178
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Phytometra
Name with authority
Phytometra viridaria (Clerck, 1759)
Described
1759

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1901706 · GBIF 1760246