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Whalebone arch, Arinagour, Coll
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Coll - Arinagour
The whalebone arch erected above Arinagour pier, Coll, is actually a replica erected in 2006. The originals from a Fin whale washed up in 2004 are in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Lunga in the Treshnish Isles can be seen through the arch.
27 April 2014
Green Arches, Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina) at Insh Marshes. The caterpillars feed on a number of plants, including bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and honeysuckle (Lonicera).
27 July 2024
Grey Arches moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Reasonably common throughout much of the British Isles, this species ranges in ground colour from creamy-white to dark brown or blackish. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
Green Arches moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The Green Arches moth (Anaplectoides prasina) is from the family Noctuidae. The marbled greenish ground colour of the adults affords excellent camouflage when resting on moss- or lichen-covered trees and fences. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
Grey Arches moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Reasonably common throughout much of the British Isles, this species ranges in ground colour from creamy-white to dark brown or blackish. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
Grey Arches moth, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
The Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Reasonably common throughout much of the British Isles, this species ranges in ground colour from creamy-white to dark brown or blackish. Photo taken by David Palmar as part of a moth trapping session at the Scottish Entomologists' Gathering in Dundreggan.
24 June 2023
Dark Arches moth at the Howietown Heritage and Nature Sanctuary, Old Sauchie
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Stirlingshire - Howietown and Old Sauchie
Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) moth at the Howietown Heritage and Nature Sanctuary Charitable Trust, Old Sauchie
06 August 2022
Vat of Kirbuster, Stronsay
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Orkney - Stronsay
The gloup or blowhole and natural arch of the Vat of Kirbuster, Stronsay, Orkney
08 July 2019
Vat of Kirbuster, Stronsay
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Orkney - Stronsay
The gloup or blowhole and natural arch of the Vat of Kirbuster, Stronsay, Orkney
08 July 2019
Headland with natural arch at Burgh Head, Stronsay, Orkney
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Orkney - Stronsay
Headland with natural arch at Burgh Head, Stronsay, Orkney, The headland consists of flagstones likely to belong to lake deposits of the middle Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) period.
