HUMMINGBIRD HAWKMOTH Macroglossum stellatarum | ||
Irregular migrant but appears to be coming more frequent in recent years. Scottish Status: Regular immigrant, has bred - more frequent since 1980. UK Status: Migrant UK distribution shows a large increase since 1970 (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths) Top photograph © Calvin Wilson Lower photograph © Fergus Mather First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 26th May to 17th September 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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