Dumfries & Galloway (VCs72-74) have now registered their digital photo archive with the East of Scotland Butterfly Conservation website and by clicking on 'Moth records' and 'Voucher Archive' on the left you will see the photos under VC072, VC073, VC074. This has…
During mid-August 2011 0465 Plutella porrectella was caught at Dornockbrow, which is a new addition to Dumfriesshire. The only other record came from Wood of Cree in 2005. Dornockbrow also hosted the first 1193 Eucosma tripoliana, caught on 9th July 2011.
From the five traps set on Saturday 13th August 2011 another first for Dumfriesshire (VC72) came in the form of 0121 Pseudopostega crepusculella, a tiny member of the Opostegidae, with a wingspan between 7-10 mm. There are three previous records in…
The Bugs in Garden project held at the Logan Botanical Gardens on 12 August 2011 produced some interesting moths from the Robinson MV and two Heath traps set the previous night. Carcina quercana, a nicely coloured member of the Oecophopridae, was…
1057 Acleris rufana has now been confirmed for VC73 when it was trapped at Glenlee; also trapped at that site and new for Dumfries & Galloway is 1061 Acleris literana, photo, both trapped on 6th April 2011. Unfortunately after a visit to National…
New VC records since the publication of the Checklist are as follows: VC72 - 0130 Incurvaria masculella; 1156 Epinotia solandriana; 1849 Ash Pug Eupithecia fraxinata. VC73 - 0142 Nematopogon pilella; 0247 Tinea trinotella; 0401 Argyresthia laevigatella; 0473 Acrolepiopsis assectella; 0564 Coleophora virgaureae; 0599 Elachista alpinella; 0691 Agonopterix purpurea; 0760 Exoteleia dodecella; 0892 Mompha subbistrigella; 1089 Apotomis…
462 Ypsolopha sequella – Allanton House, Auldgirth NX9185 (VC72) 13.vii.2010 – P. Norman. 674 Depressaria badiella – Corserig Hill, Kelloholm NS7008 (VC72) 4.ix.2010 – Grey Daggers. Verified K.P. Bland. 705 Agonopterix umbellana – Castle Wood, near Caerlaverock NY0265 (VC72) 8.x.2010 – Grey Daggers. 706 Agonopterix nervosa – Corserig…
The final field meeting of the Dumfries & Galloway Grey Daggers Moth Group took place on Saturday 8th October 2010. From a single Robinson MV and 5 Heath traps situated in this ancient broadleaved woodland, the highlights were one of…
Following the Grey Daggers visit to Corserig Hill, we have just received the verification notes (early October 2010) from Keith Bland of the National Museums of Scotland, and we have two new moths for Dumfries & Galloway to announce. Firstly, a micro, Depressaria badiella,…
Due to a technical fault the Robinson trap failed on Friday night, 3rd September 2010, so trapping was done again on Saturday night. Corserigg Hill is a moorland site with heather and grassland with sparse trees/bushes which is where the…