White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) Inverkirkaig. Photo A.Dickson
Common Purple and Gold (Pyrausta purpuralis) Clachtoll. Photo F.Phipps
Some moths June 2010
It has not been a good month for moth trapping as the evenings have been cold, wet and windy.
Despite the weather there have been one or two nice records.
Here are a couple of examples. The White Ermine, Spilosoma lubricipeda, was photographed by Agnes Dickson at Inverkirkaig, and the Common Purple and Gold, Pyrausta purpuralis, by Fiona Phipps at Clachtoll.
Two feeding along the shoreline at Clashnessie Beach (Pete) (20/08)
One at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (17/08)
One in a garden at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (12/08)
One in a garden at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (11/08)
One at Elphin (Pete) (11/08)
Four at two locations along Drumbeg Peat Road (Vince Hilton) (09/08)
Hunting at last light, c. 22:00, Eadar da' sloc, near Lochinver (Michael Rochester) (08/08)
A family group of three nested locally (Stefan Taylor) (04/08)
