July on the Isle of Skye

19 July 2016 . . . . Went to check out the Gentians at Lusa this morning and was surprised to find a considerable crop of fungi as well. I saw Milkcaps, a Waxcap, a Webcap, a Bolete and a Brittlegill.

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Gentianella campestris (Field Gentian)

19 July 2016 . . . . In the afternoon I was exploring Waterloo and Ardnish with the Skye U3A Nature Group..

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Salicornia europaea (Common Glasswort)

Meliscaeva auricollis

21 July 2016 . . . . One or two new moths in the trap this morning, plus some old favourites.

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Gold Spangle

Plain Golden Y

Garden Tiger

Small Fan-footed Wave

Common Lutestring

Smoky Wainscot

24 July 2016 . . . . Walking from Strollamus to Luib today I made a few interesting discoveries. Both the clubmoss and the fern are normally found on the hills, so I guess that either a long extinct river, or even a glacier, must have brought them here.

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Emperor moth larva

Diphasiastrum alpinum (Alpine Clubmoss)

Broom moth larva

Cryptogramma crispa (Parsley Fern)

28 July 2016 . . . . Walking along the Kylerhea road I saw quite a few Fox Moth larvae. I photographed a lot of hoverflies and a couple turned out to be ones I hadn't seen before. The Sphaerophoria is likely to be either S. interrupta or S. fatarum, but the two can only be separated under the microscope.

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Eupeodes corollae

Sphaerophoria

19 July 2016 . . . . Went to check out the Gentians at Lusa this morning and was surprised to find a considerable crop of fungi as well. I saw Milkcaps, a Waxcap, a Webcap, a Bolete and a Brittlegill.
*Gentianella campestris* (Field Gentian)

19 July 2016 . . . . In the afternoon I was exploring Waterloo and Ardnish with the Skye U3A Nature Group..
*Salicornia europaea* (Common Glasswort)
*Meliscaeva auricollis*

21 July 2016 . . . . One or two new moths in the trap this morning, plus some old favourites.
Gold Spangle	Plain Golden Y
Garden Tiger	Small Fan-footed Wave
Common Lutestring	Smoky Wainscot

24 July 2016 . . . . Walking from Strollamus to Luib today I made a few interesting discoveries. Both the clubmoss and the fern are normally found on the hills, so I guess that either a long extinct river, or even a glacier, must have brought them here.
Emperor moth larva	*Diphasiastrum alpinum* (Alpine Clubmoss)
Broom moth larva	*Cryptogramma crispa* (Parsley Fern)

28 July 2016 . . . . Walking along the Kylerhea road I saw quite a few Fox Moth larvae. I photographed a lot of hoverflies and a couple turned out to be ones I hadn't seen before. The Sphaerophoria is likely to be either S. interrupta or S. fatarum, but the two can only be separated under the microscope.
*Eupeodes corollae*	*Sphaerophoria*