Allt Beithe, Arevegaig, Acharacle Nr Ardnamurchan
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| 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 |
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Total 1355 Moths of 61 species
Trapped on 6 nights 7th - 12th September 2013
New species -
