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)

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

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:

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)

Dalgety Bay, garden, 3/5/18

Hebrew Character (1)

Spectacle (1)

Early Grey (1)

Pine Beauty (1) -NFG

Common Quaker (5)

Small Quaker (2)

Double-striped Pug (2)

Pics

Dalgety Bay, 08/04/2018, Garden MV

Hebrew Character (20)
Common Quaker (15)
Clouded Drab (5)
Twin-spotted Quaker (1)

Micro:
Eriocrania subpurpurella (1)
Agonopterix heracliana (1)

Roaming, NT1683:
Double-striped Pug (1)
Beautiful Plume (1)
Agonopterix heracliana (3)

Dalgety Bay, 21/03/2018, Garden MV

Hebrew Character (5)
Common Quaker (4)
March Moth (1)
Chestnut (1)
Agonopterix heracliana
Rhigognostis incarnatella

Dalgety Bay, Overnight MV, 19/02/18 - March Moth

Dotted Border
March Moth
Chestnut (2)

March Moth, m.

Dalgety Bay, 17/02/2018, overnight MV, garden - Dotted Border

Dotted Border (3)

Dalgety Bay, Garden, Overnight MV, 08/02/2018

Pale Brindled Beauty (1) - new to garden
Chestnut (1)

Dalgety Bay, 28/09/2017

Had an hour or so with actinic in Bathing House Wood
Common Marbled Carpet (1)
Square-spot Rustic (2)
Red-green Carpet (1)
Angle Shades (1)

Wasn't going bad but decided to ead home anyway. Left the actinic in the back garden overnight and caught one Blair's Shoulder Knot. Amazing how dull the battery powered actinic looks compared to an 80W MV!

Dalgety Bay, Downing Point and Bathing house, 30/08/2017

Downing point, MV 21:00-22:30

Flame Carpet	Xanthorhoe designata
Angle Shades	Phlogophora meticulosa
Flounced Rustic	Luperina testacea
Grey Chi	Antitype chi
Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba
Lesser Yellow Underwing	Noctua comes
Copper Underwing	Amphipyra pyramidea

Bathing house, Actinic 21:00-22:30

Parsnip Moth	Depressaria radiella
Riband Wave	Idaea aversata
Lesser Yellow U/W	Noctua comes