OLD LADY Mormo maura
Three records: one in ND13 in1974,one in ND16 in 2011 and one in NC96 in 2018
All records in the vicinity of burns and rivers
Scottish Status: Widely scattered, mainly river valleys; infrequent - possible increase W and N. UK Status: Local
UK distribution shows a very large increase since 19770 (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
Image © Eric Maughan
First and last flight times recorded in Caithness: 6th July to 31st July

MAP: black dots last record pre 2000  red dots last record 2010 to 2019

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