When it is recorded
Jan0
Feb1
Mar15
Apr796
May9,783
Jun4,232
Jul4,516
Aug19,666
Sep4,206
Oct180
Nov0
Dec0
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorset | England | 4,226 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 2,296 | |
| 3 | Kent | England | 2,099 | |
| 4 | Cumbria | England | 1,555 | |
| 5 | Somerset | England | 1,524 | |
| 6 | Cambridgeshire | England | 1,345 | |
| 7 | Lincolnshire | England | 1,328 | |
| 8 | Isle of Wight | England | 1,229 | |
| 9 | Devon | England | 1,059 | |
| 10 | Norfolk | England | 1,031 | |
| 11 | North Yorkshire | England | 863 | |
| 12 | Worcestershire | England | 790 | |
| 13 | Conwy | Wales | 773 | |
| 14 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 771 | |
| 15 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 595 |
38,496 England1,724 Scotland3,609 Wales11 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 79 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 43,859
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 79
- Scientific name
- Lasiommata megera
- Also known as
- wall brown
- Group
- Butterflies and moths
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 49,219
- Most recorded in
- Dorset, Cornwall, Kent, Cumbria, Somerset, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Isle of Wight, Devon, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Worcestershire +31
- Conservation designations
- Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Pararge
- Name with authority
- Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Described
- 1767
- Contributing datasets
- 30
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1434652 · GBIF 4535632