DARK SWORD-GRASS Agrostis ipsilon
Scarce but regular migrant, commonest in the Autumn
Scottish Status: Regular migrant throughout - no change. UK Status: Migrant
UK abundance trend shows a major decrease since 1970  (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 8th April to 24th November


MAP: black dots last record pre 2000 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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