Whitlaw Mosses

Map of  Whitlaw Mosses

The map shows you the route that this butterfly transect follows.


County:Borders (Scotland)
Gridref:NT505285
Year established:1992
Number of sections:9
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):1025
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Acid bog/mire habitats
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Orange TipStable2.0more
RingletStable44more
Dark Green FritillaryStable13more
Northern Brown Argus?1.0more
Small HeathStable5.8more
Scotch ArgusStable48more
Small Copper?1.6more
Meadow BrownStable37more
Peacock?9.3more
Large WhiteStable2.9more
Green-veined WhiteStable100more
Small White?5.6more
Comma?1.0more
Common BlueStable10more
Red Admiral?2.7more
Painted Lady?1.2more

This table shows the species that have been recorded on this site. Where sufficient data is available, trends in abundance are assessed and colonisation/extinction events are identified. Species are marked as 'asynchronous' when their trends on this site are markedly different from the national trend. Click on 'more' to see a plot of abundance through time for each species. See green question mark above for more details.

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