An exciting #MothMonday morning with Mark Cubitt!
One Brindled Ochre (Dasypolia templi) in six traps set among rocky scree in the Lammermuirs.
A long wished-for moth for me, last recorded in East Lothian in 1928, by Alice Balfour.
Where else might they be lurking?
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Tissue (Triphosa dubitata) overwintering in a mine in West Lothian, where it has been since last September.
One of SIX that Mark Cubitt and I found yesterday on a Tissue-tastic end of season #HibernatingHerald count. Good numbers for Scotland!
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It's here!
Mark Cubitt & Roy Leverton's impressive new book, The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Beautifully designed, packed full of info and with a refreshing Scottish focus. Look forward to getting stuck in!
You can buy it here ๐ atroposbooks.co.uk/the-larger-motโฆ
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Report from two nights light-trapping in NR78 Knapdale, Argyll. Low figures for August - more on that later. But visitors included this mouse moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) - first record for the hectad according to Mark Cubitt's maps at eastscotland-butterflies.org.uk/mothflighttimeโฆ. /1 #mothsmatter
New Scottish record number of 89 Herald Moths from mine tunnels near Mid Calder raising previous best by over 150%? #hibernatingheralds
Huge congrats to Mark Cubitt & Roy Leverton on the release of their new book - The Larger Moths of Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Mark popped in today to gift us a copy for the library. Thank you! ๐๐ #MothsMatter
Katty Baird Mark Cubitt BC Scotland British Moths BuglifeScotland ENHS Youll get yin... 23/10/20 this one...
Katty Baird The Scotsman BC Scotland 4th Estate Books Mark Cubitt Talking of which... Arrived today!
Katty Baird BC Glasgow & South-West Scotland ๐๐ฆ Mark Cubitt BC Scotland Butterfly Conservation ๐ฆ British Moths That's really interesting stuff Katty Baird! A species I've only seen once in an unlikely location, with this individual near my trap on Handa in August 2018. It was a county first and I think a first for the Scottish islands.
Katty Baird Mark Cubitt Hi Folks , Wonder if you know local status of Cognata form of tawny speckled pug . Don't think I've had one before .
Ben Dolphin ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโ๏ธ Sadly this design was flawed but the @ForthNatureScot work with the West Lothian Council Rangers of the peat inversion filling the big ditches right across Easter Inch Moss seems to be working really well
Katty Baird British Moths Butterfly Conservation ๐ฆ BC Scotland The British Nature Guide Scottish Wildlife Trust ENHS BuglifeScotland Edinburgh Entomology TWIC We learned so many things about Scottish moths as we have researched literature and records for the book. Very many thanks to the CMRs and recorders who have provided data, insights and photos. We hope that those reading the book will enjoy some discoveries too.
Ashleigh Whiffin Mark Cubitt National Museums Scotland National Museums Scotland Library Katty Baird Butterfly Conservation ๐ฆ BC Scotland BC East Scotland That is so awesome ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Congratulations Mark Cubitt & @Roy Leverton
Katty Baird Mark Cubitt BC Scotland Butterfly Conservation ๐ฆ British Moths The British Nature Guide BuglifeScotland ENHS Really looking forward to this.
