I'm now as up to date as I can be, though there are some notable gaps for the last few years that I will ask individual recorders about on Friday.
The 87500 records in the database come from 370 tetrads (2x2 km squares, the mapping unit I use) and 623 1x1km squares. The 10 most widely recorded species are: Silver 7 (179 1x1km squares), Large Yellow Underwing (175), Flame Shoulder (170), Brimstone Moth (169), Common Carpet (153), Dark Arches (150), Green Carpet (148), Drinker (146), Small Phoenix (144) and Common Marbled Carpet (140).
Silver Y - pre-2000 dots are smaller than 2000-2012 dots
The top squares for Macros and for All Moths are unsurprisingly keen recorders' home trap sites, plus Pembrey and Llansteffan.
Carmarthenshire Macro Moths - brown, yellow and red indicate more species recorded
There are surprisingly few obvious patterns, other than recorder coverage. Most of the rarer species except for a few on the coast are just too under-recorded. Yellow Belle is a nice exception!
Yellow Belle - pre-2000 dots are smaller than 2000-2012 dots
This is great. I really have to get back into moth recording, it's been too long!
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