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Neglected rustic, Cashel
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Neglected rustic (Xestia castanea) at Cashel, East Loch Lomond
17 August 2019
Neglected rustic, Cashel
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Neglected rustic (Xestia castanea) at Cashel, East Loch Lomond
17 August 2019
Common Rustic agg. moth, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Common Rustic agg. Moth (Mesapamea sp.) trapped in Kelvindale, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. Historically these were a single species; however now they have been split into three, aggregated here. The easiest way to separate the species is by their genitalia, which has not been attempted; colour variations are not so reliable. Their caterpillars feed on grasses such as Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata) and Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea).
16 August 2020
Common Rustic moth, Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea sp) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. An extremely variable moth from yellowish brown to greyish or reddish-brown, blackish-brown or black. A kidney mark on the forewing is always visible and at least partly outlined in white. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Rosy Rustic moth at the Howietown Heritage and Nature Sanctuary, Old Sauchie
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Stirlingshire - Howietown and Old Sauchie
Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) moth at the Howietown Heritage and Nature Sanctuary Charitable Trust, Old Sauchie
06 August 2022
Heath Rustic, Cashel
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Heath Rustic (Xestia agathina) at Cashel, East Loch Lomond
17 August 2019
Lesser common rustic, Cashel
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Lesser common rustic (Mesapamea didyma) at Cashel, East Loch Lomond
17 August 2019
Mottled Rustic moth, Kennetpans bioblitz 2016
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) moth at the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative (IFLI) Kennetpans bioblitz, 9 July 2016
09 July 2016
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.
19 July 2024
Cinnabar Moth caterpillar, 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.
