Arisaig moth trapping
After Carrbridge we spent 6 nights in Arisaig on the west coast of Scotland. I set the moth trap on 4 nights and it produced some great new species for me.
26/08/2019
Macros
16 Ear Moth agg
13 Autumnal Rustic
9 Flame Carpet
9 Square-spot Rustic
8 Rosy Rustic
7 Dark Marbled Carpet
5 July Highfligher
4 Grey Pine Carpet
4 Barred Chestnut
3 Dotted Carpet
3 Centre-barred Sallow
3 Neglected Rustic
3 Large Yellow Underwing
3 Lesser Broad-bordered Underwing
2 Sallow
2 Orange Sallow
2 Dun-Bar
2 Anomalous
2 Pale Eggar
1 Double-striped Pug
1 Black Rustic
1 Twin-spot Carpet
1 Common Marbled Carpet
1 Tawny-barred Angle
1 Grey Chi
1 Dark Arches
1 Flame Shoulder
1 Common Carpet
1 Brindled Green
Micros
8 Scoparia ambigualis
1 Ermine sp
1 Bee Moth
Total 100 macros of 29 species, 10 micros of 3 species making 110 moths of 32 species.
27/08/2019
Macros
10 Grey Pine Carpet
7 Autumnal Rustic
7 July Highfligher
5 Ear Moth agg
4 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
4 Flame Carpet
2 Barred Chestnut
2 Anomalous
2 Dark Marbled Carpet
2 Common Carpet
2 Rosy Rustic
1 Canary-shouldered Thorn
1 Small Phoenix
1 Pine Carpet
1 Antler
1 Pale Eggar
1 Brindled Green
1 Square-spot Rustic
1 Chevron
1 Neglected Rustic
Micros
3 Scoparia ambigualis
Total 56 macros of 20 species 3 micros of 1 species making 59 moths of 21 species
28/08/2019
Macros
7 Autumnal Rustic
4 Ear Moth agg
4 Neglected Rustic
2 Flame Carpet
1 Campion
1 Pine Carpet
1 Square-spot Rustic
1 Large Yellow Underwing
1 Pale Eggar
1 Grey Pine Carpet
1 Rosy Rustic
1 July Highfligher
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 Heath Rustic
1 Centre-barred Sallow
1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
1 Barred Chestnut
Total 30 macro moths of 17 species
31/08/2019
Macros
3 Dark Marbled Carpet
3 Ear Moth agg
2 Grey Pine Carpet
2 Neglected Rustic
2 Autumnal Rustic
1 Common Marbled Carpet
1 Barred Chestnut
1 Rosy Rustic
Micros
2 Scoparia ambigualis
Total 12 macros of 8 species 2 micros of 1 species making 14 moths of 9 species.
