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Zygaena purpuralis

128Records since 2000
JunePeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun97
Jul24
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland92
2Highland Scotland25
3Dorset England1
4Sefton England1
5North Ayrshire Scotland1
2 England126 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
128
Peak month
June
Counties with records
5
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
138
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Zygaenidae
Genus
Zygaena
Name with authority
Zygaena purpuralis Brünnich, 1763
Described
1763

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q676405 · GBIF 7410701