LARGE WAINSCOT  Rhizedra lutosa          UK BAP (Research only) species  
Probably migrant. recorded mainly from well monitored sites.
First record from the Dunbeath in 1975 and next from Watten in 1991 but recorded most years from 2007 onward
Scottish status: Local, mainly coastal, perhaps migratory - stable?  UK Status: Common
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 15th July to 24th October


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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