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