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Waved carpet

Hydrelia sylvata

117Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May1
Jun41
Jul68
Aug1
Sep1
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England61
2Doncaster England9
3Devon England6
4Carmarthenshire Wales5
5Swansea Wales5
6Worcestershire England4
7Gwynedd Wales3
8Pembrokeshire Wales3
9Cornwall England1
10Cumbria England1
11Herefordshire, County of England1
83 England33 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
117
Peak month
July
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Hydrelia sylvata
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
110
Most recorded in
Kent
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Hydrelia
Name with authority
Hydrelia sylvata (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Described
1775

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q901398 · GBIF 5146342