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Dark Bordered Beauty moth (male), Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. An extremely local species, occurring in only a couple of locations each in Scotland and northern England, the preferred habitat being damp woodland and wet heathland. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Dark Bordered Beauty moth (female), Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The female tends to be a lighter yellow than the male, it also has a deeper indentation in the dark border along the edge of the wings. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Dark Bordered Beauty moth (male), Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. An extremely local species, occurring in only a couple of locations each in Scotland and northern England, the preferred habitat being damp woodland and wet heathland. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Bordered Beauty moth, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Bordered Beauty (Epione repandaria) moth at RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond
26 July 2018
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) butterfly, Grantown East, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. From the top, the butterfly is orange with black markings, and doesn't look green. The "dark green" refers to the underwing, which has white patches and in many cases the green isn't actually very dark!
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar. The white blotches on the underwing are characteristic, but there isn't much dark green!
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Bordered white moth (female), Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The Bordered White (Bupalus piniaria), is a moth of the family Geometridae. This is a variable species with strong sexual dimorphism, always conspicuous in the antennae which are combed in the males and plain in the females. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
Dark Mullein, Inverness
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Inverness
Dark Mullein (Verbascum nigrum) in a wildflower meadow near Inverness Botanic Garden