RED-GREEN CARPET Chloroclysta siterata | ||
Widespread in small numbers, commonest in Autumn Possibly expanded its range in the County as Rosie described it as being confined to ornimental woods in Region 2 Lower photograph on right shows grey underwing which helps to distinguish this species from Autumn Green Carpet Scottish Status: Common - stable. UK Status: Common UK distribution and abundance trends show very large long-term increases (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths) First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: Spring: 10th April to 23rd June Autumn: 22nd August to 19th November 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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