SILVER-GROUND CARPET Xanthorhoe montanata
Common
Scottish Status: Abundant - stable  UK Status: Common
UK distribution appears stable but abundance has deceased significantly since 1970 (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 29th May to 16th August (occasional stragglers into September
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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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