Mothwatch

Ecologists have become increasingly aware of the importance of moths in habitats both as part of food chains and as indicators of the health of the environment. For the last four years, with the help and expertise of Duncan Davidson, butterfly and moth recorder for East Scotland, we have contributed to local records by surveying moths in the area in front of Hermitage House.

See the table to the right for the new species identified in 2009.

To read more about moth recording click here.


Brick moth	Large yellow underwing	Light emerald

Moths Recorded in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

List of moths recorded at moth watches in the Hermitage:

Latin name	Common name	Date
Agapeta hamana	A member of the Tortricid family	Aug-07
Agrochola circellaris	Brick	Sep-06
Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	Sep-06
Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	Aug-07
Amphipyra pyramidea agg.	Copper Underwings	Sep-06
Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	Aug-07
Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	Aug-07
Autographa jota	Plain Golden Y	Jul-08
Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	Jul-08
Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	Aug-07
Cerapteryx graminis	Antler Moth	Aug-07
Chesias legatella	Streak	Sep-06
Chloroclysta citrata citrata	Dark Marbled Carpet	Sep-09
Chloroclysta siterata	Red-green Carpet	Sep-06
Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	Sep-09
Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	Aug-07
Diarsia brunnea	Purple Clay	Jul-08
Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	Jul-08
Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	Aug-07
Eupithecia nanata	Narrow-winged Pug	Aug-07
Eupithecia pulchellata	Foxglove Pug	Jul-08
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	Aug-07
Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	Jul-08
Hoplodrina sp.	Rustic sp.	Aug-07
Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	Sep-06
Idaea aversata	Rib and Wave	Aug-07
Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	Jul-08
Lycophotia porphyrea	True Lover's Knot	Aug-07
Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	Aug-07
Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	Sep-06
Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Sep-09
Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	Aug-07
Ochropacha duplaris	Common Lutestring	Jul-08
Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	Jul-08
Oligia fasciuncula	Middle-barred Minor	Jul-08
Oligia strigilis agg.	Tawny Marbled Minor or Marbled Minor	Jul-08
Perizoma didymata	Twin-spot Carpet	Aug-07
Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	Aug-07
Thera Britannica	Spruce Carpet	Sep-06
Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	Aug-07
Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	Jul-08