Butterfly or moth
Chestnut
Conistra vaccinii · Noctuidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsMar–Apr · Octmost records
Records301,595in 13 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom156,547 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Chestnut in brief
The chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) is a butterfly or moth of the Noctuidae family — species of insect.
Across the 13 countries we cover it has 301,595 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Finland and the Netherlands. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and October and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom156,547 records · best Oct, Mar
Finland56,501 records · best May, Sep
Netherlands38,490 records · best Oct, Mar
Sweden13,345 records · best Apr, Mar
Germany9,238 records · best Oct, Mar
Norway8,140 records · best Apr, Mar
Denmark7,401 records · best Oct, Apr
Austria6,933 records · best Apr, Mar
Lithuania1,622 records · best Apr, May
Hungary1,485 records · best Oct, Mar
Estonia979 records · best Apr, Sep
Romania587 records · best Oct, Apr
Czechia327 records · best Oct, Apr
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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