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White Ermine moth & Garden Tiger moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
A White Ermine Moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) (left) and a Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia caja) (right) can be seen holding on to the side of an eggbox after being removed from a moth trap. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
White Ermine moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The White Ermine Moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) is widely distributed and fairly common over much of Britain, there is considerable variation in the degree of black speckling, and in certain parts of Scotland, there are forms with a buffish ground colour. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
White Ermine Moth, Leadburn Community Woodland
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Midlothian - Leadburn Community Woodland
White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) Moth, taken by David Palmar at Leadburn Community Woodland, Penicuik.
25 June 2022
White Ermine Moth, Coll
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Coll
White Ermine Moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) at rest in Coll
12 May 2017
White Ermine Moth, South Uist
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Western Isles - South Uist
White Ermine Moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda), South Uist
25 May 2017
White Ermine moth, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
White Ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda), RSPB Loch Lomond. Note the feathery antennae of the moth, which distinguishes them from butterflies. Moths stand out against a white background.
03 June 2017
Common White Wave moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) is a moth from the family Geometridae and is commonly distributed throughout Britain. Often confused with the Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata), but is generally whiter with more parallel cross-lines on the forewing. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
Buff Ermine moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The Buff Ermine (Spilarctia luteum) is a moth from the family Erebidae. The forewings are a yellowish-buff to whitish-buff colour. The number and size of the black dots on the wings vary but a distinctive diagonal row of elongated spots running from the forewing tip to trailing edge can distinguish it from the White Ermine. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 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
White-spotted Sable, Glasdrum
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Argyllshire - Glasdrum
White-spotted Sable moth (Anania funebris) at the National Nature Reserve (NNR) in Glasdrum, Argyllshire.
