Sunday, July 31, 2011

Torrs Warren 9th July 2011

A warm day but quite windy so decided on a walk at Torrs Warren. One of our first sightings of the day was a Red Squirrel although didnt get a photo.

1-dog-rose

Dog Rose

2-Tatty-ringlet

A very tatty Ringlet Butterfly, lots about.

3-honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

4-clouded-border

Clouded Border moth

5-scops-and-wood-sorrel

Scoparia species moth

6 pine beauty caterpillar

Pine Beauty moth caterpillar

7-bone-on-tree

Strange trail markers in this woods, including bones on  twigs!

8-Lycogala-epidendrum

Slime mould

9-green-tiger-beetle

Green Tiger beetle

10-common-heath

Common Heath moth

11-Cladonia sp

Reindeer Moss

12-green-fritillary

Green Fritillary butterfly

13-silver-y

Silver Y moth

14-common-speedwell

Common Speedwell

15-small-heath

Small Heath Butterfly

16-common-blue-butterfly

Common Blue butterfly

17-Dogs-vomit-slime-mould

Dogs Vomit Slime Mould (lovely name!)

18-bell-heather

Bell Heather

19-Soulseat

After our walk we drove to Soulseat Loch for our picnic.

20-mallard

Not much about other than some Mallards!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

June Moths and Butterflies

A selection of the butterflies and moths we have found during June. Some in our garden, in the moth trap or just on our walks in Dumfries and Galloway.

1 cinnabar

The Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae

Aethes cnicana

Aethes cnicana

Bactra lacteana

Bactra lancealana

bird-dropping-moth

unknown bird dropping moth

Blastobasis-lacticolella

Blastobasis lacticolella

brimstone-side

Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

brimstone-top

Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

buff-ermine (2)

Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum

Caloptilia syringella

Caloptilia syringella

Celypha-lacunana (2)

Celypha lacunana

chimney-sweeper

Chimney Sweeper Odezia atrata

clouded-border

Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata

Clouded-Bordered-Brindle

Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata

common wave

Common Wave Cabera exanthemata

common-blue-butterfly

Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)

common-heath (2)

Common Heath Ematurga atomaria

common-heath

Common Heath Ematurga atomaria

common-white-wave

Common White Wave Cabera pusaria

Crambinae sp (2)

Bactra lancealana

Crambinae sp

Bactra lancealana

dagger

Grey Dagger Acronicta psi

dagger-2

Grey Dagger Acronicta psi

double square spot

Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum

double square spot-face

Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum face

Dusky brocade

Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa

Epiblema cynosbatella

Epiblema cynosbatella

flame-carpet

Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata

flame-shoulder (2)

Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta

garden grass veneer

Garden Grass Veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella

garden grass veneer-2

Garden Grass Veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella

ghost moth-wing

This wing found under the moth trap, baffled us first but then we identified it as a Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli humuli but had not had a live one, until…

ghost-moth

…the next day Male Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli humuli

ghost-moth-2

Male Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli humuli

ghost-moth-female-side

… and later in the month - female Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli humuli

ghost-moth-female-top

Female Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli humuli

Green-Arches

Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina

green-caterpillar

Green caterpillar

grey pug

Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata

Gypsonoma sociana

Gypsonoma sp pos sociana

hairy-caterpillar prob ruby tiger

Hairy caterpillar prob Ruby Tiger

ingrailed-clay

Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica

July Belle moth

July Belle Scotopteryx luridata

knot-grass

Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis

large-skipper

Large Skipper ( Ochlodes venatus )

large-yellow-underwing

Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

large-yellow-underwing-face

Large Yellow Underwing face Noctua pronuba

Lychnis

The Lychnis Hadena bicruris

magpie-moth-caterpillar

The Magpie Abraxas grossulariata caterpillar

moth

Any ideas?

mottled-beauty

Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata

pos Eucosma cana

pos Eucosma cana

red-necked-footman

Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis

ringlet

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

rivulet

The Rivulet Perizoma affinitata

sandy-carpet (2)

Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata

scarce footmancaterpillar

Scarce Footman Eilema complana caterpillar

Scoparia ambigualus

Scoparia ambigualis

silver-ground-carpet

Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata – tons of these around!

silver-hook

Silver Hook Deltote uncula

six spot burnet-caterpillar

Six-Spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae caterpillar

six-spot-burnets

Six-Spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae

six-spot-burnets-1

Mating frenzy!

small-copper

Small Copper ( Lycaena phaleas )

small-fan-foot

Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis

small-heath-butterfly

Small Heath butterfly

small-micro-side

Micro Cydia sp

small-pearl-bordered-fritillary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary ( Boloria selene )

small-pearl-bordered-fritillary-underside

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary ( Boloria selene )

small-tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly ( Nymphalis urticae )

straw-dot

Straw Dot Rivula sericealis

wall-butterfly-side

Wall butterfly (Lasiommata megera)

wall-butterfly-top

Wall butterfly (Lasiommata megera)

white-ermine

White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda

white-ermine-underside (2)

White Ermine underside