When it is recorded
Jan0
Feb0
Mar114
Apr13,085
May30,580
Jun10,189
Jul19,328
Aug29,665
Sep3,319
Oct61
Nov2
Dec0
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | England | 7,114 | |
| 2 | Dorset | England | 6,390 | |
| 3 | Essex | England | 4,166 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 4,144 | |
| 5 | Somerset | England | 3,291 | |
| 6 | Norfolk | England | 2,283 | |
| 7 | Cambridgeshire | England | 2,273 | |
| 8 | Devon | England | 2,255 | |
| 9 | Suffolk | England | 1,793 | |
| 10 | Isle of Wight | England | 1,761 | |
| 11 | Worcestershire | England | 1,529 | |
| 12 | Oxfordshire | England | 1,336 | |
| 13 | Southend-on-Sea | England | 1,049 | |
| 14 | Gloucestershire | England | 1,022 | |
| 15 | Cornwall | England | 1,004 |
104,120 England208 Scotland1,597 Wales598 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 105 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 107,313
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 105
- Scientific name
- Celastrina argiolus
- Also known as
- Holly Blue
- Group
- Butterflies and moths
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 107,591
- Most recorded in
- Surrey, Dorset, Essex, Kent, Somerset, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Devon, Suffolk, Isle of Wight, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire +52
- Conservation designations
- Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Celastrina
- Name with authority
- Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 30
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q792871 · GBIF 1925918