Merveille du Jour by Iain Leach
Dumfries & Galloway Moths
The following web pages are maintained to share local knowledge about this fascinating group of insects with local and visiting moth recorders and enthusiasts. We hope that the the information will be useful to both new and experienced moth recorders.
MOTW – The Clearwings
The Clearwing moths are members of the family Sesiidae and all of them have wings…
MOTW – Straw-coloured Tubic Agnoea subochreella
This micro-moth’s forewing is only 8mm long and the whole moth is uniform pale sandy…
MOTW – Portland Moth
The moths shown below came to a light-trap set in Tentsmuir in Fife last week…
New VC sightings for 2019 – a request
This is the time of year when Butterfly Conservation in Scotland updates the excellent micro moth distribution…
- VC72 - Dumfriesshire
- VC73 - Kirkcudbrightshire
- VC74 - Wigtownshire
- Macros
- Micros
This website would not exist without the combined efforts of numerous volunteers who have given their time freely to research, write, design and update the pages. A quick thank you to those who have contributed…
