GARDEN TIGER Arctia caja           UK BAP (Research only) species
Common
Scottish Status: Common - stable. UK Status:Common
UK abundance has declined severely & distribution more modestly (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 20th June to 19th August.(One early record 9th June and one late record 10th September0
First image: Adult; Larva images (both April): right hand © Karin Miller; left hand © Karen Munro


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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