Butterfly or moth
Angle Shades
Phlogophora meticulosa · Noctuidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsAug–Octmost records
Records397,853in 15 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom266,559 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Angle Shades in brief
The angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) is a butterfly or moth of the Noctuidae family — species of moth.
Across the 15 countries we cover it has 397,853 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in August, September and October and fall to their lowest in January and February.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom266,559 records · best Sep, Oct
Netherlands49,764 records · best Sep, Aug
Denmark32,221 records · best Sep, Aug
Switzerland24,756 records · best Sep, Oct
Germany13,365 records · best Sep, Aug
Austria7,174 records · best Sep, Oct
Italy1,498 records · best Sep, Oct
Portugal1,372 records · best Apr, May
Romania440 records · best Sep, Aug
Ireland291 records · best Sep, Aug
Iceland137 records · best Oct, Sep
Slovakia118 records · best Sep, Oct
Georgia75 records · best Sep, Oct
Liechtenstein64 records · best May, Sep
Azerbaijan19 records · best May, Oct
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All butterflies & mothsMore of the Noctuidae family
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