The Plain Clay (Eugnorisma depuncta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Despite its name it is an attractive, well-marked species, with black markings on a chestnut ground colour. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Plain Clay moth, Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Plain Clay (Eugnorisma depuncta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Despite its name it is an attractive, well-marked species, with black markings on a chestnut ground colour. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Dotted Carpet, Cashel
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Dotted Carpet (Alcis jubata) at Cashel, East Loch Lomond
17 August 2019
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Cinnabar Moth caterpillars (Tyria jacobaeae) feeding from Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at Kelvindale. Cinnarbar Moth caterpillars can often be spotted on ragwort, their most preferred food source. The bright colouring of the Cinnabar Moth caterpillar acts as a warning to potential predators by indicating that they are poisonous. The poison can only build up in the caterpillar by feeding from ragwort.
