SATIN BEAUTY Deileptenia ribeata
Recent colonist. First records from Dunnet Forest in 2009. Presumed to have benefited from the expansion
 of commercial forestry plantations.
Further fieldwork required to establish the extent of its distribution in the County
Scottish Status: Widespread - major range expansion N. UK Status: Common
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness:13th July to 29th August

MAP: red dots last record 2010 to 2019,  green dots 2020 to present



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