Athripsodes albifrons - a Caddis fly - also new to Dalgety Bay and scarce records from Fife though it seems to be a more-or-less ubiquitous species. There were other Caddis present, but this is the only one I caught. Probably there are a good number of species that could be added to the Bay list.
East of Braefoot point, below Monk's Cave, I staked out the moths from 22:00 for a couple of hours, adding 4 species to the Bay total. This is what I consider to be the eastern limit of Dalgety Bay. It skirts Aberdour golf course, but Monk's Cave is in the Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay administrative area and it ain't Inverkeithing. Anyway it has lots of lovely calcicole plants and a nice coastal grassland/heath feel about it. Enough Rock Rose to host NBA too.
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| Lepiled and Braefoot terminal |
More than met expectations with more Annulet, which I expected, but also Lobesia littoralis and Agonopterix nervosa, which I hadn't.
As a bonus, on the way out I saw a badger galumph across the road and into the undergrowth.
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| Annulet |
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| A.nervosa |
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| Lobesia littoralis |
A last minute quick trip to Downing Point with the Lepiled produced an Annulet moth new to Dalgety Bay (and me) during a quick session from about 11 until midnight. This is a predominantly coastal species which is recorded from a handful of places on Fife's coast.
And even broader:
Species #2495, AKA Spotted Peter in the fly-tying world. Came to LED on edge of the bay.
A quick session last night produced White Plume Moth. This is a species which likes a bit of bindweed, of which there is plenty along the coastal path in this location.
