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Red-green carpet moth caterpillar, Inchcailloch
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Inchcailloch
Red-green carpet moth (Chloroclysta siterata) caterpillar, Inchcailloch, Loch Lomond. It normally feeds on Ash, but this one was on Bird cherry.
30 July 2017
Green Carpet moth, Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The bright green colour of this moth when freshly emerged, fades with age to a yellowish-brown or whitish. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Forest bug, Dundreggan
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Dundreggan moth traps
This Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes) can be identified by its distinctive red-orange legs and an orange spot on its back. They have a dark brown body during autumn and a paler, bronze-coloured body in summer. Photo taken by David Palmar 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
Common Marbled Carpet moth, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata) moth, trapped in Kelvindale, Glasgow, and taken by David Palmar
16 August 2020
Common Marbled Carpet moth, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Common Marbled Carpet moth (Dysstroma truncata), Kelvindale, Glasgow
26 May 2020
Scarlet Tiger moth caterpillar on Green Alkanet, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Scarlet Tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula) caterpillar on Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar
12 May 2023
Common Carpet moth at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) moth at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Common Carpet Moth, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Common Carpet Moth (Epirrhoe alternata) at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
28 May 2022
Common Carpet Moth, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Common Carpet Moth (Epirrhoe alternata) at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar