COMMON HEATH    Ematurga atomaria
Common on moorland with occasional records from marginal habitats
First image male; second image mating pair © Jane Erridge
Scottish Status: Common - stable. UK Status: Common
UK distribution trend shows a significant long-term increase  (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 20th April to 3rd July. One record of probable second generation on 24th August


MAP: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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