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.
Stormy conditions last night let the moth trap surrounded by wet egg boxes, but inside was this
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| 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
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)
| Hebrew Character (1) |
| Spectacle (1) |
| Early Grey (1) |
| Pine Beauty (1) -NFG |
| Common Quaker (5) |
| Small Quaker (2) |
| Double-striped Pug (2) |
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| March Moth, m. |
| 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 |
| Parsnip Moth | Depressaria radiella |
| Riband Wave | Idaea aversata |
| Lesser Yellow U/W | Noctua comes |
| Dun-bar | Cosmia trapezina |
| Large Yellow Underwing | Noctua pronuba |
| Lesser Yellow Underwing | Noctua comes |
| LBBYU | Noctua janthe |
| Yellow Shell | Camptogramma bilineata |
| Grey Chi * | Antitype chi |
| Common Rustic agg. | Mesapamea secalis agg. |
| Flounced Rustic | Luperina testacea |
| Honeysuckle Moth | Ypsolopha dentella |
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| Grey Chi |
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| Flounced Rustic |
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| Acleris forsskaleana |
