September on the Isle of Skye
| 4 September 2013 . . . . A lot of rain the last few days, but still plenty of moths around: | |
 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) |
 Heath Rustic (Xestia agathina) |
| 6 September 2013 . . . . The final outing of the season for the Skye Botany Group and we were blessed with good weather for our exploration of the Heaste-Boreraig area. As well as recording lots of plants, we encountered several interesting beasties: | |
 Araneus quadratus |
 Spiked Shieldbug (Picromerus bidens) |
 Broom Moth larva (Melanchra pisi) |
 Bright-Line Brown-Eye larva (Lacanobia oleracea) |
| 10 September 2013 . . . . Another new species in the moth trap: | |
 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa) |
| 11 September 2013 . . . . Watched a moth fluttering around outside our French windows for a while and then it settled. The other picture is from the same location. | |
 Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) |
 Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| 23 September 2013 . . . . A mild spell yielded a new species not seen in the Broadford area before. |
 Brindled Ochre (Dasipolia templi) |
| 25 September 2013 . . . . An SWT outing to Tokavaig yielded many fungi, Slime Moulds, Harvestmen, Grasshoppers, Shieldbugs and Moth larvae. | |
Birch Shieldbug, late instar nymph |
 Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) |
 Spiked Shieldbug (Picromerus bidens) |
 Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius) |
| 27 September 2013 . . . . Camas nan Sgianadin | ||
 Buff-tip larva (Phalera bucephala) |
 Heather Fly (Bibio pomonae) |
 Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) |
| 30 September 2013 . . . . Fine weather continues with lots of Peacocks around and dragonflies also still active. | ||
 Peacock (Inachis io) |
 Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) |
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