BARRED CHESTNUT Diarsia dahlii
Local in small numbers.
Recorded by Rosie in ND23 in 1961 and ND12 in1975, from four Rothamsted sites almost annually between 1980 and 1982 and 1989 to 1996.
Scottish Status: Common - stable. UK Status: Local
UK distribution has declines significantly in the long-term especially in the south (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 3rd August to 10th September (occasional records from July)


MAP: black dots last record pre 2000  red dots last record 2010 to 2019
green dots last record 2020 to present 


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