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Turnip Moth

Agrotis segetum

5,997Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
65Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr44
May553
Jun797
Jul802
Aug1,868
Sep963
Oct651
Nov250
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England1,832
2West Berkshire England571
3Suffolk England274
4Norfolk England107
5Cambridgeshire England83
6Surrey England51
7Bracknell Forest England37
8Kent England29
9Essex England28
10Worcestershire England28
11Rutland England24
12Sefton England18
13Cornwall England17
14Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland17
15Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland17
5,874 England28 Scotland19 Wales63 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 65 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
5,997
Peak month
August
Counties with records
65
Scientific name
Agrotis segetum
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
5,288
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Agrotis
Name with authority
Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described
1775
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1088853 · GBIF 1771040