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Moths
Butterflies are here
Over 2500 species of moth have been recorded in the British Isles. Compare this with there being some 60 species of butterflies commonly found in the UK, one can, hopefully, imagine that this list of the moths of the Isle of Coll with be incomplete!
Commonly seen in many parts of Coll are six-spot burnet, magpie and millions of micro-moths. Unlike many myths, moths can be extremely beautiful and colourful; you may just need to look closer. They are, unfortunately for them, an important food source for smaller birds.
One hebridean speciality found on Coll is the Belted Beauty moth.
Resources: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/
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Angle Shades
Phlogophora meticulosa
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
Anarta myrtilli
Buff-tip
Phalera bucephala
Cinnabar
Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar caterpillar
Tyria jacobaeae
Common carpet
Epirrhoe alternata
Common Heath ♀
Ematurga atomaria
Common Heath ♂
Ematurga atomaria
Drinker caterpillar
Euthrix potatoria
Drinker caterpillar
Euthrix potatoria
Early Tooth-striped
Trichopteryx carpinata
Emperor Moth cocoon
Emperor ♀
Saturnia pavonia
Emperor ♂
Saturnia pavonia
Fox Moth caterpillar
Macrothylacia rubi
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
Garden Tiger caterpillar
Arctia caja
Gold Spot
Plusia festucae
Grey Pug
Eupithecia subfuscata
Knot Grass
Acronicta rumicis
Knot Grass caterpillar
Acronicta rumicis
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua comes
Light emerald
Campaea margaritaria
Magpie
Abraxas grossulariata
Magpie
Abraxas grossulariata
Magpie caterpillar
Abraxas grossulariatav
Northern eggar caterpillar
Lasiocampa quercus
Puss Moth
Cerura vinula
Puss moth caterpillar
Cerura vinula
Red Sword-grass
Xylena vetusta
Ruby Tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Ruby Tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Silver Y
Autographa gamma
Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
Six-spot Burnet feeding
Zygaena filipendulae
Small angle shades
Euplexia lucipara
Square-spot Rustic
Xestia xanthographa
White-shouldered house-moth
Endrosis sarcitrella
Willow Tortrix
Epinotia cruciana
© All photos, Tony Oliver.