1644 Kentish Glory Endromis versicolora

Trapped - Skye of Curr, Speyside, Inverness-shire 1st -2nd May 2004
The Kentish Glory is a Category A, Nationally Scarce species in Britain. Now confined to the central and eastern Highlands of Scotland. It has declined at sites in Speyside where the birch woodland has become mature, but appears to be on the increase in Deeside where the birch re-growth has become extensive. At the site where this moth was trapped, the birch woodland appears to be just about right. This specimen is a male and needless to say, I was pretty well pleased when I emptied the trap on Sunday morning (2nd May).

Food plant - Silver Birch and less often Downy Birch and Alder.