Family: Noctuidae Checklist Number: 73.076
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])
Scarce Bordered Straw
An immigrant species, rarely recorded in the Outer Hebrides, but often recorded in light traps in Northern Europe most often in the autumn months. There are two records from South Uist, both in 2019, coincidentally, just two-days apart.
References:
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.