When submitting moth trap records, please give the date that the trap was set
and not the date it was emptied.
Saturday 19th November 2005
Red Sword Grass
- Mike
Pennington
This Red Sword Grass was found at a house light at Norwick.
Friday 21st October 2005
The Gem was back at light at Eswick along with 2 Large Wainscots.
Thursday 20th October 2005
A specimen of The Gem was caught at light at Eswick, along with a Rush
Veneer, a Rusty-dot Pearl (same individual for a second night), a
Large Wainscot, a Mottled Umber and 25 Silver Ys.
Sunday 16th October 2005
A Rusty-dot Pearl was at light at Eswick for a second night.
Wednesday 20th September 2005
A Hummingbird Hawk-moth is at Norwick (photo David Mobley).
Thursday 8th September 2005
This Convolvulus Hawkmoth was found at Cunningsburgh (photo Jim
Nicolson).
Wednesday 7th September 2005
A Convolvulus Hawkmoth is at Bixter. Another was at Urafirth on about
this date.
Tuesday 6th September 2005
Further Convolvulus Hawkmoths were found by day at Norwick and
Oxensetter, Northmavine, while there were 4 in a trap at Walls (caught over two
nights).
Monday 5th September 2005
Convolvulus Hawkmoth at Virkie - Roger Riddington
A Convolvulus Hawkmoth was found a window at Norwick in the morning, others were caught in traps at Virkie
and Scousburgh, and another was at a lighted window at Skelberry.
The Hummingbird Hawkmoth was still at Eswick along with 2 Red
Admirals and a Painted Lady.
A
Silver Y and a Setaceous Hebrew Character were in the trap at Voehead,
Bressay.
Sunday 4th September 2005
A Red Admiral, 2 Painted Ladies and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth
were on buddleia at Eswick. There was also a
Red Admiral on Foula.
There were 2 Convolvulus Hawkmoths near the trap at Voehead, Bressay,
and a Red Admiral there during the day.
About 1500 Large Yellow Underwings were recorded in the traps at
Eswick.
Saturday 3rd September 2005
A Convolvulus Hawkmoth and a Pearly Underwing were in the traps at
Eswick.
Friday 2nd September 2005
At Eswick, a Red Sword Grass was on sugar and 540 Large Yellow
Underwings, 3 Crescents, a Dotted Rustic, 9
Setaceous Hebrew Characters, an Angle Shades, a Dark Sword Grass
and a Rusty-dot Pearl were in the traps.
Thursday 1st September 2005
Convolvulus Hawkmoth at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson
This Convolvulus Hawkmoth was next to the Burrafirth trap and another was
found at the Kiln Bar in Scalloway.
Saturday 27th August 2005
Mike Harper has phoned to say he's bred two Epinotia cruciana from
sallows at Muness, Unst - the first record of the species for Shetland.
At Eswick, a Silver Y and a Crescent were in the traps, along with
3 Angle Shades caterpillars about to pupate in the
egg boxes.
Friday 12th August 2005
A Great Brocade was in the trap at Sandwick.
Wednesday 9th August 2005
Grey Mountain Carpet at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson
Sunday 7th August 2005
A selection of moths form the weekend moth course - Beautiful Golden Y;
Dotted Clay; Exile; Gold Spot; Ingrailed Clay and Small Square Spot; Lesser
Yellow Underwing; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing; Magpie Moth; Northern
Rustic; Smoky Wainscot
-
Micky Maher
The best of these is the Lesser Yellow Underwing as there are no more
than eight recent records. the recent weather and lack of migrants strengthens
the case for both this species and Lesser
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing being scarce residents. Magpie Moth
is a recent colonist and Dotted Clay appears to be a very scarce resident
at just two sites. Gold Spot and Smoky Wainscot are also local
residents. The other species are more widespread.
Two new moths for Shetland were the micros Argyresthia goedartella
and Blastobasis decolorella.
Argyresthia goedartella - Jon Clifton
Monday 31st July 2005
Rhyssa persuasoria - Glen Tyler
These two impressive ichneumon flies have been found in Lerwick over the last
few days. There is one previous Shetland record, in circumstances suggesting
that it was imported - and this seems to be the most likely origin for these
two.
Also during July, visitor Michael Harper found two scarce micro-moths at
Burrafirth: Coleophora obscenella (= virgaureae) previously
known only from one previous record at Burrafirth, and Agonopterix
ciliella which has only been recorded from Foula since the 19th century.
Wednesday 27th July 2005
Three Herald moth caterpillars have been found on willows at Tresta.
Saturday 23rd July 2005
A Setaceous Hebrew Character has been found at Upper Toft, Fetlar.
Sunday 17th July 2005
A Magpie Moth is at Maywick.
Sunday 17th July 2005
A Magpie Moth is at Cauldhame, Trondra.
Thursday 14th July 2005
A Magpie Moth is at Levenwick.
Monday 11th July 2005
A Heart and Dart, a Pale Mottled Willow and a Silver Y were
in the traps at Eswick. There were 2 Magpie Moths at Voehead, Bressay.
Friday 8th July 2005
A Magpie Moth was at a lighted window at Toab.
Wednesday 6th July 2005
A Glaucous Shears was amongst moths trapped at Voehead, Bressay.
This species is a scarce and recently discovered resident.
Tuesday 5th July 2005
A Silver Y is at Sandgarth, Voe.
Monday 4th July 2005
There are 3 Red Admirals at Baltasound.
At Kergord there were 15 Larch Pugs, 4 of the micromoth
Caloptilia syringella and large larvae of Epinotia caprana
while a single of the hoverfly Sericomyia lappona was also seen.
Sunday 3rd July 2005
About 10 Red Admirals are at Eswick and an Angle Shades, a
Dark Sword Grass and a Pale Mottled Willow were in the traps.
Thursday 30th June 2005
Red Admiral and Shetland Bumblebee - Tony and Beth Gerrard
Several Red Admirals were at Sandgarth, Voe, and about
5 are at Eswick.
Sunday 26th June 2005
The first Dusky Brocade of the year was at Eswick.
Friday 24th June 2005
Map-winged Swift and Dark Brocade
were caught at light at Ocraquoy and a Red Admiral was seen in a
garden there.
Thursday 23rd June 2005
Map-winged Swift, Marbled Coronet, Lychnis and Dark Brocade
at Baltasound
- Mike
Pennington
A Silver Y and a Dark Sword Grass
were in traps at Eswick.
Tuesday 21st June 2005
There are Red Admirals at Baltasound and Haroldswick.
Monday 20th June 2005
A Red Admiral is at Halligarth, Baltasound.
Sunday 19th June 2005
A Seven-spot Ladybird was found at Skellister Ness, South Nesting.
Saturday 18th June 2005
A Red Admiral and the migrant hoverflies Episyrphus balteatus,
Meliscaeva auricollis and Syrphus sp. were all
recorded at Eswick. Netted Pug and Map-winged Swift were among
the moths recorded in the trap.
Friday 17th June 2005
There are 2 Large Whites at Baltasound.
Thursday 16th June 2005
A Large White is at Baltasound.
Migrant hoverflies at Eswick included a Syrphus sp. and
Episyrphus balteatus while a Diamondback Moth was also seen.
Sunday 12th June 2005
The first of the resident hoverflies Platycheirus manicatus
and Rhingia campestris were seen at Eswick.
Saturday 11th June 2005
Another of the migrant hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis was at
Eswick.
Friday 10th June 2005
There were 2 Common Heaths at Sand Water during the day and a Skin
Moth was found in a shed at Eswick.
Thursday 9th June 2005
The migrant hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis was recorded at
Eswick, along with a Marbled Coronet in the moth trap.
Wednesday 8th June 2005
A freshly emerged Large Whites is at Eswick, where the first Dark
Brocade of the year was recorded..
Tuesday 7th June 2005
There are 2 Large Whites at Quarff.
Sunday 5th June 2005
Pseudoscorpion - SBRC
A few pseudoscorpions were found at Black Gaet, near
Scalloway, during the SBRC spiders course. There are very few previous records
from Shetland and none with known details.
A single Shetland Bumblebee was at Sandgarth, north of
Voe. Normally they would be common by now but it is a slow, cold spring.
Wednesday 1st June 2005
There were very few moths seen on a walk across Muckle Roe: just 2 Satyr
Pugs, 2 Syndemis musculana, a Neofaculta ericetella,
2 Ancylis unguicella and 7 Clepsis senecionana.
There were also Satyr Pugs at Skellister Ness.
At Eswick, the only hoverflies seen until now were Eristalis pertinax
and Platycheirus albimanus, but today there were migrants: a
Eupeodes corollae and a Syrphus sp. A Shetland
Bumblebee at Eswick was, very surprisingly, the first of the year.
Monday 30th May 2005
There are 2 Large Whites and 3 Diamondback Moths at Eswick.
Wednesday 25th May 2005
A Red Admiral is at Dales Voe, Lerwick.
Monday 23rd May 2005
A Eudonia alpina was seen at Catfirth
plantation. An Angle Shades, a Dark Sword Grass, and a Garden
Carpet were caught at Eswick.
Saturday 21st May 2005
A Dark Sword Grass, a Lychnis and 3 Shears
were caught at Eswick.
Thursday 19th May 2005
A Glaucous Shears and an Angle Shades were
caught at Eswick.
Saturday 14th May 2005
A Dark Sword Grass, a Diamond-back Moth,
a Garden Carpet and a Shears were in the traps at Eswick.
Friday 13th May 2005
A Large White is at Veensgarth.
Thursday 12th May 2005
Peacock - Ian Tinkler
Another Peacock is at Clousta, Bixter.
Tuesday 10th May 2005
A Peacock is at Virkie.
Sunday 5th May 2005
A Red Admiral is at Sandgarth, north of Voe.
Sunday 1st May 2005
A Peacock is at Scousburgh.
Thursday 21st April 2005
Another White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus leucorum
is at Norwick.
Tuesday 5th April 2005
A Red Sword Grass and an Angle Shades were found
in separate houses in Lerwick.
Saturday 2nd April 2005
Another White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus leucorum
is at Voehead, Bressay.
Friday 1st April 2005
Two early White-tailed Bumblebees Bombus leucorum
are at Sandgarth, Voe.
Tuesday 29th March 2005
Hebrew Character and Brindled Ochre at light at Scousburgh - Glen Tyler
Saturday 26th March 2005
Seven-spotted Ladybird - Margaret Stevenson
Saturday 19th March 2005
A Hebrew Characters was caught at light at Scousburgh.
Friday 18th March 2005
Two Hebrew Characters were caught at light at Burrafirth.
Sunday 27h February 2005
A Lacewing was found at Sandgarth, Voe.
Saturday 12th February 2005
A Herald was found hibernating in a shed at Eswick.
Tuesday 1st February 2005
A Peacock butterfly found indoors at Sullom Voe Terminal is presumably
hibernating, but continues a recent run of unusual indoor insects!
Sunday 30th January 2005
Seven-spotted Ladybird - David Nicol and Ingrid Petrie
This tiny Seven-spotted Ladybird was found indoors in Lerwick. Perhaps
it has survive from last summer, when a few migrants appeared (they are rare
natural migrants) but it could have been imported accidentally.
Friday 28th January 2005
Eristalis intricarius - Andy Gear
This hoverfly was found alive in a porch in Yell. Given that it shouldn't be
flying until May, it is something of a bizarre record.
Nature in Shetland
