Updated checklists for macro- and micro-moths in VC22 Berkshire are now available on the BMG resources page. The all-time species list currently stands at 653 macro-moth species and 991 micro-moth species.
Or at least that's what I think the totals are! It's taken a while to sort out the updates, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that they are out of date already - we've already had four macro-moth species added to the list in 2023 (Portland Ribbon Wave, Banded Pine Carpet, Alder Kitten, Plumed Fan-foot). If you spot any errors or omissions please let me know.
Thanks to John Thacker for assistance with record verification, Les Finch for checking and correcting the macro-moth list, and everyone else who had provided advice or sent in one or more records. These updates are part of the ongoing work across our three counties towards an update of the records for the Upper Thames online moth atlas.
Many thanks for all the work that must have gone into this, Martin - a brilliant resource!
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