Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Twin-spot Plume) new to Dalgety Bay on 08/09/2026

 

The 23rd new moth species for the Bay this year - so far.

Udea ferrugalis new to Dalgety Bay

A new species to Dalgety Bay, pushing the moth additions for the year up to 20. With 207 species for the year the target is to beat the 230 previous highest species total. Other sites may not be getting so much attention but it's fun to double down on local patch mothing.

Rusty Dot, a migrant

Dalgety Bay Coast Grey and Box Moth

 An interesting night at the moth trap with the second Box Moth and the first (two) Eudonia lineola. Also a nice fresh Juniper Pug was new for the year. The Eudonia has scarce VC85 records, with previous ones being from Kincraig Point and Isle of May.

Endothenia nigricostana new to Dalgety Bay (and maybe VC85?)

 Stormy conditions last night let the moth trap surrounded by wet egg boxes, but inside was this 

Endothenia nigricostana

Times move on quickly sometimes in moth distribution but East of Scotland website has this in the micros distribution maps

It's definitely a good one, regardless

Pammene fasciana and Anarsia spartiella new to Dalgety Bay, 23/06/26

New additions to Dalgety Bay, both from Downing Point:

Pammene fasciana (Acorn Piercer)

Anarsia spartiella (Obscure Snout)

Both are moths with few records in Fife, so both welcome additions (and both new to me too)

Two new Dalgety Bay moths

So far this month Dalgety Bay has seen two new moths. Neither are particularly rare, but both welcome additions to the list. Capua vulgana (Common Twist) was recorded on 24/05/2026, with Monopis laevigella (Skin Moth) on 25/05/2026.

(note: later discovered that Capua vulgana was actually recorded, but not by me)

Updated pages

Started messing around with AI. New Dalgety Bay and Carlingnose pages available on tabs to the right.

Acleris cristana new to Dalgety Bay, 2nd VC85 record

 

24/02/2026

2020 season well underway

So the first proper spring moths are trickling onto the board already, with March Moh, Dotted Border and Common Quaker all putting in an appearance. Might even be time to get the battery-powered gear out of the loft

Cullaloe LNR 300th lep!

This beatiful streamer was the 300th lep recorded on the reserve. Still another 18 to go for the 300th moth though

Cullaloe LNR, moths 23/3/19

A small but decent collection in actinic overnight trap in willows. Most of them seemed to be on this one egg box for whatever reason!

March Moth 3
Hebrew Character 18
Clouded Drab 4
Twin-spotted Quaker 5
Mottled Grey 1
Common Quaker 1
Early Grey 1
Chestnut 4

Dalgety Bay, garden, 26/06/2018

Common White Wave
Dark Arches
Purple Clay
Mottled Beauty
Double Square Spot
Map-winged Swift
Snout
Foxglove Pug
Common Marbled Carpet

Pics:

Cullaloe LNR, 15/06/2018

List

Green Carpet	Colostygia pectinataria
Silver-ground Carpet	Xanthorhoe montanata
Common Carpet	Epirrhoe alternata
Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata
Gold Swift	Phymatopus hecta
Map-winged Swift	Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Brown Rustic	Rusina ferruginea
Sandy Carpet	Perizoma flavofasciata
Clouded-bordered Brindle	Apamea crenata
Small Clouded Brindle	Apamea unanimis
Riband Wave	Idaea aversata
Common White Wave	Cabera pusaria
Common Wave	Cabera exanthemata
Clouded Silver	Lomographa temerata
Clouded Border	Lomaspilis marginata
Small Square-spot	Diarsia rubi
Common Pug	Eupithecia vulgata
Beautiful Golden Y	Autographa pulchrina
Rivulet	Perizoma affinitata
Small Dotted Buff	Photedes minima
Small Magpie	Anania hortulata
Bordered White	Bupalus piniaria
Brown China-mark	Elophila nymphaeata
Double Dart	Graphiphora augur
Pale-shouldered Brocade	Lacanobia thalassina
Scalloped Hazel	Odontopera bidentata
Rustic Shoulder-knot	Apamea sordens
Beautiful China-mark	Nymphula nitidulata
Grey Pine Carpet	Thera obeliscata
Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi
Least Black Arches	Nola confusalis
Peach Blossom	Thyatira batis
Common Marbled Carpet	Dysstroma truncata
Peppered Moth	Biston betularia
Flame Carpet	Xanthorhoe designata
Pebble Hook-tip	Drepana falcataria
Light Emerald	Campaea margaritaria
Pebble Prominent	Notodonta ziczac
Phoenix	Eulithis prunata
Small Phoenix	Ecliptopera silaceata
Flame Shoulder	Ochropleura plecta
Burnished Brass	Diachrysia chrysitis
White Ermine	Spilosoma lubricipeda
July Belle	Scotopteryx luridata
Dusky Brocade	Apamea remissa
Middle-barred Minor	Oligia fasciuncula
Shoulder-striped Wainscot	Leucania comma
Marbled Minor agg.	Oligia strigilis agg.
Iron Prominent	Notodonta dromedarius
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	Pandemis cerasana
Birch Marble	Apotomis betuletana
	Stenoptilia pterodactyla
	Argyresthia pygmaeella
	Celypha lacunana
	Crambus pratella
Coleophora species	Coleophora sp.
Grey Pine Carpet	Thera obeliscata

Pics

Grey Pine Carpet

Peach Blossom

Pebble Hook Tip

Sallow Kitten

Sallow Kitten

Shoulder-striped Wainscot

Burnished Brass

Ermine and July Belle

Brown China Mark

Beautiful China Mark

Dalgety Bay 19/06/2018

Dalgety Bay 17/07/2018

Brimstone
Freyer's
Dark Arches
Double Square-spot
Bee Moth
Marbled Minor agg.
Light Emerald
Scalloped Hazel
Clay
Common Marbled Carpet
LYU

Pics:

Spectacle, DB, 30/5/18

Another poor night with chilly easterlies, though not as bad as recently

Brimstone (1)
Comac (1)
Spectacle (1)
Scalloped Hazel (1)
White-spotted Pug (1)
Double-striped Pug (1) (pretty worn)