News and updates about local moth recording will be published here periodically. For details of moth recording events taking place in the region please see the event calendar on the South West Scotland Environmental Resources Centre website.

Checklist update

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…

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New species for 2010

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…

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Castle Wood, Caerlaverock

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…

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More from Corserig Hill

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,…

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Grey Daggers at Corserig Hill

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…

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New micro for the region

Richard & Barbara Mearns on the weekend of 23/24 July 2010 were moth trapping on Luce Bay as part of a project they are doing regarding shingle habitat and came up with some very interesting species of moths confirmed by…

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Grey Daggers at Perchall Loch

At least on Saturday morning 7th August 2010 the rain had abated from overnight to allow the Grey Daggers Moth Group to view the overnight moth trapping held at Perchhall Loch SSSI, just north of Lockerbie (Dumfriesshire VC72). Five Heath…

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17.012 Ypsolopha Sequella
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And another one…

Just like buses, it appears than when you get one new wainscot moth, another one turns up shortly after. Peter Norman trapped two Fen Wainscot moths at Auchencairn Bay on 26/27 July.  This record also provides confirmation of a previous record of…

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New wainscot moth for Scotland

A new species has now been confirmed on the Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish moth list.  Peter Norman trapped an Obscure Wainscot Mythimna obsoleta near Auchencairn, the first confirmed record of this species north of the border.  Previous records of this species…

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