CABBAGE MOTH Mamestra brassicae | ||
Scarce and appears to have
suffered a dramatic decline. One or two records from scattered sites annually Described by Rosie as very common except in Region 3, there is only one record from the Reay Rothamsted site in 1982 and it was trapped at the Watten site in small numbers in most years between 1991 and 2002. Scottish Status: Widespread E and Central Belt, scarce W - probable decline since 1980. UK Status: Common UK distribution has decreased modestly and abundance substantially since 1970 9cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths) First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 1st June to 24th August MAP: black dots last record pre 2000 blue dots last record 2000 to 2009 red dots last record 2010 to 2019 green dots last record 2020 to present |
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