June on the Isle of Skye

3 June 2017 . . . . 28 moths of 19 different species in and around the trap this morning, including a Poplar Hawk-moth and this Sallow Kitten, which was a new one for me.

7 June 2017 . . . .Suisnish
Snipe-fly	Speckled Yellow
Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria)	Wall-rue (Asplenium ruta-muraria)

8 June 2017 . . . .Strollamus

Golden-ringed Dragonfly I think it must have only recently emerged - its wings are still a little crumpled.

9 June 2017 . . . .Cill Chriosd / Coille Gaireallach
Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia)	Cruet Collar-moss (Splachnum ampullaceum)
Narrow-leaved Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides)	Common Twayblade (Neottia ovata)

10 June 2017 . . . .Three new moths this morning and the Green Carpet is one of the 20 other species I had.
Pebble Hook-tip	Peacock
Broken-barred Carpet	Green Carpet

18 June 2017 . . . .A new plant species for me this morning. Growing on limestone and with Water Cress.

Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga)

19 June 2017 . . . .Visited Fairy Glen (the one in Sleat) with Tim and Andrea. Tim showed me the Adder's Tongue he found last year. Also spotted my first Common Blue of the year.
Adder's-tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum)	Common Blue

20 June 2017 . . . .Just 18 moths in the trap this morning, including one new one.

Smoky Wave

23 June 2017 . . . .The Treble-bar just appeared on our dining room window in the middle of the day!
Emperor Moth larva (2nd instar)	Treble-bar

25 June 2017 . . . .Aird

Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare) Fairly common in the Outer Hebrides, but the first record for Skye.

26 June 2017 . . . .41 moths in and around the trap this morning, including these two beauties:
Map-winged Swift	Beautiful Golden Y

28 June 2017 . . . .Hunting for bugs at Skinadin.
Lygocoris rugicollis	Cixius cunicularius?

29 June 2017 . . . .Down at Teangue checking out a mystery plant and spotted this planthopper nymph on Caltha palustris.
Evacanthus interruptus	Evacanthus interruptus