SPRUCE CARPET Thera britannica | ||
Recorded annually in small numbers from
suitable habitat. Recent colonist benefiting from expansion of commercial forestry. Not recorded by Rosie, but two records from the Watten Rothamsted site in 1998 Scottish Status: Common - major increase and range expansion. UK Status: Common UK distribution and abundance show very large increases since 1970 (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths) First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: Spring/Summer: 6th May to 5th August Autumn: 5th September to 15th November Lower photograph © David Watt MAP: black dots last record pre 2000 red dots last record 2010 to 2019 green dots last record 2020 to present |
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