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V-moth

Macaria wauaria

91Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun9
Jul41
Aug19
Sep2
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England12
2Surrey England9
3Perth and Kinross Scotland4
4Norfolk England3
5Rutland England3
6Suffolk England2
7Lincolnshire England2
8Powys Wales2
9West Lothian Scotland2
10Kent England1
11Highland Scotland1
12Cumbria England1
13Thurrock England1
78 England7 Scotland5 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
91
Peak month
July
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Macaria wauaria
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
85
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Macaria
Name with authority
Macaria wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q25604 · GBIF 5880552