Dear All, The mothing is now hotting up a bit. I spent a few days away near Straiton in South Ayrshire. Here is my species list: Chestnut Clouded Drab Common...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Apr 2, 2007 7:10 pm
Dear All, I have just had word that 2 Pale Pinions were found at RSPB Lochwinnoch this week. This is new for Renfrewshire and the most Northerly extremity of...
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Andy Wakelin
briscandy
Apr 8, 2007 11:40 pm
I found a Many-plumed moth in my porch today (in sunny Montrose). The book says they are quite common but its a new one for me - how common are they in...
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FRED GORDON
fred_gordon@...
Apr 9, 2007 4:04 pm
Andy, I have never had a plume moth here, so consider yourself lucky. However, I have had a red sword-grass and dozens of Hebrew Character's. Each to his own! ...
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sue.agnew
Apr 9, 2007 4:51 pm
Hi Andy I had a white plumed moth last summer in Ullapool. I don't know the one you have found. So far it's red sword-grass, hebrew characters, red chestnut,...
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Neil and Corinna Greg...
droitwichuk
Apr 9, 2007 8:15 pm
Hi, Strictly speaking this moth isn't a plume (Pterophridae) as far as I know, but a separate family. Having said that though it is certainly plumed. I had one...
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Greg Fitchett
gregfitchett
Apr 10, 2007 2:53 pm
Since 1999 I have regularly captured a few Twin-spotted Quakers in mixed woodland at Winchburgh, West Lothian and 4 were in my trap this morning. As far as I...
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Neil and Corinna Greg...
droitwichuk
Apr 10, 2007 6:27 pm
Greg, There are several records of this species from Rowardenan on the banks of Loch Lomond at NS386945. This seems to be a bit further north than West ...
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Andy Wakelin
briscandy
Apr 11, 2007 4:10 pm
I got a photo of the Many-plumed moth I reported to this group the other day - it is in my MontroseMoths album on the photos page. Andy Wakelin...
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FRED GORDON
fred_gordon@...
Apr 11, 2007 6:24 pm
Hi All, Had a bit of a surprise in my Robinson yesterday, my first ever Emperor for this area. It's a female and I am hoping she will leave me with some eggs....
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Greg Fitchett
gregfitchett
Apr 12, 2007 7:49 pm
Neil & Corinna, Thanks for that. I guess that this species is less widespread than I had previously thought. Greg...
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mothydancers
Apr 18, 2007 3:10 pm
Can anyone give me advice on the ideal size of the gap between the perspex sheets on my box type trap. I do have a central vertical sheet between the two...
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andrew_mothman
Apr 18, 2007 9:54 pm
I have posted two photos in an album called Andrew's moths. I am fairly confident of the identifications: Early Grey and Mottled Grey caught on moorland north...
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Duncan Davidson
dwwd1
Apr 19, 2007 12:20 pm
... had previously thought. ... Folks I have found Twin-spotted Quaker in Dunfermline and in Tentsmuir forest this year. Duncan...
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Andy Wakelin
briscandy
Apr 22, 2007 12:12 pm
I have put some photos of a mystery caterpillar in the Photos section of this Group's website and would like help in identifying the moth species responsible....
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fred550456
Apr 22, 2007 5:53 pm
I am going up to the Cape Wrath area next weekend for a couple of days. Thought I might take a net and a few tubes with me. Does anyone have any details of...
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Neil and Corinna Greg...
droitwichuk
Apr 24, 2007 7:49 pm
Andrew, I would agree with your Early Grey, although would expect this to be in more wooded areas due to its foodplant. I would say too that the other is a ...
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Andrew Masterman
andrew_mothman
Apr 25, 2007 9:29 am
Hi Neil, Thanks for reply. There were some stands of oak/birch ~ 200m from trap on moorland, or alternatively, the Early Grey was transported in a crevice ...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Apr 25, 2007 3:32 pm
Hi, I trapped a Poplar Hawkmoth at home last night. This is a good 2 weeks before any previous SW Scotland record I know of including from the 3 Rothamsted...
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Duncan Davidson
dwwd1
Apr 26, 2007 6:59 pm
Hi Andy It looks like Grey Arches, Polia nebulosa. Duncan ... April...
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andrew_mothman
Apr 29, 2007 1:34 pm
Caught a moth this morning which mystified me for a while but now very confident it is a Glaucous Shears trapped on moorland in Glen Falloch - see Andrews...
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Chris Harlow
chris_harlow_uk
May 8, 2007 3:08 pm
Andy, The moth is not "Many-plumed Moth", but "Twenty-plume Moth", Alucita hexadactyla. It is relatively common up here (I live in North Aberdeenshire) and can...
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Neil and Corinna Greg...
droitwichuk
May 8, 2007 8:38 pm
Andrew, I think this is a Glaucous Shears. The kidney mark is nice and white and the 2 marks towards the thorax look good indicators. Right habitat and time of...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
May 13, 2007 7:01 pm
Dear All, Note received from Culzean Castle today: "Seasonal rangers on a dragonfly hunt reported one next to Happy Valley Pond (NS23170967). Positive ID and...
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Duncan Davidson
dwwd1
May 31, 2007 6:32 am
Folks For interest, here is the list of beasts caught by my 15W actinic Skinner in my Dunfermline garden during May. Nothing very startling and nothing...
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Greg Fitchett
gregfitchett
Jun 10, 2007 10:27 am
Single Grey Scalloped Bars Dyscia fagaria were recorded by Andy Fitchett in his garden Skinner trap at Blainslie, Roxburghshire (VC80) on 7th and 8th June and...
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nicklittlewood
Jun 10, 2007 7:11 pm
Bit of a migrant influx. Since Friday at least there have been many hundreds or thousands of Diamond-back along the Aberdeenshire coast at Blackdog -...
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Greg Fitchett
gregfitchett
Jun 13, 2007 1:36 pm
My Heath trap attracted a Lime-speck Pug on the 11th June at Winchburgh (VC84). The species does not appear on the Lothian Wildlife Information Centre Database...
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Nick Littlewood
nicklittlewood
Jun 13, 2007 9:48 pm
Hi Greg, Not a ubiquitous moth in Scotland though the map for this species in the book "British and Irish Pug Moths" (Harley Press, 2003) does show records in...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
Jun 16, 2007 8:07 pm
GARDEN MOTHS COUNT Friday 22 June - Sunday 24 June 2007 The Moths Count (NMRS) project is inviting the UK public to discover their garden moths and take part...
