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| Species of the Month - June 2014 Forester Moth Adscita statices
It flies by day and is on the wing from late May to
mid July when it visits various flowers for nectar and hunts for
Common Sorrel leaves on which to lay its eggs.
It is declining in Britain and is a UK BAP Priority Speices. In Scotland it is confined to west Argyll and parts of the Solway coast. Forester Surveys in Argyll 2014 by Andrew Masterman has all the latest into including maps and a list of records. It would be good if we can add to these this year. The photos above show males with broad, shortly feathery antennae.
Above left is a female, with sligthly narrower antennae than the male. The wing length is about 11-13 mm in the females and 12-15 mm in the males. A glimpse of the distinctive banded abdomen is on the right.
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Carl Farmer
13 June: Rosemary Neagle saw 2 at Carnasserie Farm
14 June: Gordon Gray Stephens spotted one on the
LNHG walk at Old Poltalloch. Photo below. Rob Lightfoot
found another nearby.
15 June: I saw several between Carnasserie and
Ormaig
May 2014 - Large Red Damselfly
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