Common Heath

Ematurga atomaria

(Linnaeus, 1758)

National assessment

Unassessed

Local assessment

Unassessed

Associated assemblage

scrub heath and moorland 206 other species in this assemblage

Statistics

Occurrences

102 since 2000 136 all time

Occupied 1 km squares

15 since 2000 20 all time

Earliest occurrence

1898

Latest occurrence

2024

Distribution

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Occurrence since 1950

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This chart should not be relied upon for an indication of species status as variations in recording effort can heavily affect the count of occurrences and occupied 1km squares.

References

Webb, J., Heaver, D., Lott, D., Dean, H.J., van Breda, J., Curson, J., Harvey, M.C., Gurney, M., Roy, D.B., van Breda, A., Drake, M., Alexander, K.N.A. and Foster, G. (2017). Pantheon. [online] Available at: http://www.brc.ac.uk [05/02/2025].

Data sources

Local species recorders

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Cite this page

GLNP (2025). Ematurga atomaria (Linnaeus, 1758) species profile, in Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (ed.) Greater Lincolnshire species data bank. Available at: http://glincsson.glnp.org.uk/view?taxon_list_item_key=NBNORG0000009248 (Accessed 08 November 2025).