Sunday 15 September 2013

Bog Trapping West Highland style...

Allt Beithe, Arevegaig, Acharacle Nr Ardnamurchan


Click for bigger image, trap site just in front of shed.
Its always good to get some moth trapping in at a new place. At Allt Beithe, this isn't strictly true as I have trapped here before, in June 2010, but this is my first autumn session in the west highlands of Scotland.

The habitat is wet acid heathland and bog with wooded hills nearby. Being very remote there was no external light pollution from street lights etc and my trap could be seen for miles!

The species in red are new ones for me, but there are others in the list that were also good to get in bigger numbers than usual...

Code Taxon Vernacular 2013
453 Ypsolopha dentella Honeysuckle Moth 1
460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 3
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
792 Mirificarma mulinella 1
858 Hypatima rhomboidella 1
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 21
1040 Acleris caledoniana 6
1041 Acleris sparsana 1
1062 Acleris emargana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 2
1134 Epinotia ramella 13
1151 Epinotia trigonella 2
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 7
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1451 Pyla fusca 2
1632 Trichiura crataegi Pale Eggar 4
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 4
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 2
1755 Eulithis testata Chevron 59
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet 2
1762 Chloroclysta citrata Dark Marbled Carpet 35
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 19
1767 Thera firmata Pine Carpet 3
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 9
1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 3
1777 Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer 20
1913 Ennomos alniaria Canary-shouldered Thorn 6
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 18
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 13
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 12
2117 Eugnorisma glareosa Autumnal Rustic 35
2121 Diarsia dahlii Barred Chestnut 18
2132 Xestia castanea Neglected Rustic 9
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 12
2135 Xestia agathina Heath Rustic 4
2177 Tholera cespitis Hedge Rustic 25
2231a Aporophyla lueneburgensis Northern Deep-brown Dart 13
2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 104
2241 Xylena vetusta Red Sword-grass 2
2245 Allophyes oxyacanthae Green-brindled Crescent 1
2248 Dryobotodes eremita Brindled Green 3
2254 Antitype chi Grey Chi 1
2264 Agrochola macilenta Yellow-line Quaker 1
2265 Agrochola helvola Flounced Chestnut 11
2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 2
2273 Xanthia togata Pink-barred Sallow 13
2274 Xanthia icteritia Sallow 10
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 3
2343x Mesapamea secalis agg. Common Rustic agg. 1
2350 Chortodes pygmina Small Wainscot 24
2360x Amphipoea oculea agg. Ear Moth agg. 733
2361 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic 6
2367 Celaena haworthii Haworth's Minor 9
2368 Celaena leucostigma scotica Crescent 34
Total 1355 Moths of 61 species
Trapped on 6 nights 7th - 12th September 2013
New species  - 
Ypsolopha parenthesella
Epinotia trigonella
Pyla fusca
Pale Eggar
Barred Chestnut
Neglected Rustic (two above)
Hedge Rustic
Brindled Green
Crescent ( form scotica )
And not new but good to get -

A real Dark Marbled Carpet!

Red Sword Grass
Northern Deep Brown Dart ( pale form)
Haworth's Minor


3 comments:

  1. Great list Stewart. Very envious, sounds like it was well worth the visit.

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  2. I'd have had a few lifers there Stewart. The pale Northern Deep Brown Dart looks special...

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  3. Ina - Oh yes we like a Scottish trip once a year. So many places to go...

    Steve - Yes I've had the dark form in my garden at home last year, but it was nice to see a few different ones together.

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