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The sallow

Xanthia icteritia

494Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
45Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul0
Aug207
Sep190
Oct31
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland173
2Highland Scotland71
3Worcestershire England44
4Norfolk England22
5Isle of Anglesey Wales16
6Surrey England15
7Gwynedd Wales9
8Cambridgeshire England8
9Telford and Wrekin England8
10Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland8
11Stirling Scotland5
12Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland5
13Kent England4
14Cheshire East England4
15North Yorkshire England3
169 England267 Scotland33 Wales23 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 45 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
494
Peak month
August
Counties with records
45
Scientific name
Xanthia icteritia
Group
Butterflies and moths
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Highland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Xanthia
Name with authority
Xanthia icteritia Hufnagel, 1766
Described
1766
Contributing datasets
14

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q883546 · GBIF 1771678