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Chesias legatella

368Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
29Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May3
Jun2
Jul2
Aug4
Sep81
Oct189
Nov23
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland180
2Worcestershire England41
3Moray Scotland30
4Surrey England15
5Argyll and Bute Scotland12
6Lisburn and Castlereagh Northern Ireland9
7Cambridgeshire England7
8Kent England7
9Aberdeen City Scotland7
10Midlothian Scotland5
11Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland4
12Suffolk England3
13Essex England3
14East Lothian Scotland3
15Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
105 England246 Scotland17 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
368
Peak month
October
Counties with records
29
Scientific name
Chesias legatella
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
342
Most recorded in
Highland
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
Chesias
Name with authority
Chesias legatella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described
1775

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1811816 · GBIF 1962990