GOLD SPOT   Plusia festucea
Common
Scottish Status: Common - marked decrease in numbers since 1980. UK Status: Common
UK distribution trend shows modest increase since 1970 (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 23rd June to 20th August. One early record 16th May & one late record 27th September


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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