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Waved black

Parascotia fuliginaria

277Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun24
Jul178
Aug51
Sep2
Oct0
Nov4
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1West Berkshire England86
2Oxfordshire England24
3Worcestershire England14
4Surrey England10
5Bracknell Forest England10
6Kent England6
7Suffolk England4
8Gloucestershire England2
9Trafford England2
10Essex England1
11Herefordshire, County of England1
12Medway England1
272 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
277
Peak month
July
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Parascotia fuliginaria
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
265
Most recorded in
West Berkshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Parascotia
Name with authority
Parascotia fuliginaria (Linnaeus, 1761)
Described
1761

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2546578 · GBIF 1780150