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Dark Marbled Carpet, Cashel
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Loch Lomond East
Dark Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata) at Cashel, East Loch Lomond
17 August 2019
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
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
Dark Bordered Beauty moth (male), Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. An extremely local species, occurring in only a couple of locations each in Scotland and northern England, the preferred habitat being damp woodland and wet heathland. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Dark Bordered Beauty moth (female), Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The female tends to be a lighter yellow than the male, it also has a deeper indentation in the dark border along the edge of the wings. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Dark Bordered Beauty moth (male), Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. An extremely local species, occurring in only a couple of locations each in Scotland and northern England, the preferred habitat being damp woodland and wet heathland. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) butterfly, Grantown East, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. From the top, the butterfly is orange with black markings, and doesn't look green. The "dark green" refers to the underwing, which has white patches and in many cases the green isn't actually very dark!
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Dark Green Fritillary, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja), Speyside, taken by David Palmar. The white blotches on the underwing are characteristic, but there isn't much dark green!