White-line Dart

Common resident

photo: John Love

White-line Dart

photo: John Love

Archer's Dart

Common resident in coastal areas

Turnip Moth

Immigrant

Heart and Dart

Resident

Dark Sword Grass

Frequent immigrant

Dark Sword Grass

Immigrant

Flame Shoulder

Common resident

Northern Rustic

Resident

Large Yellow Underwing

Common resident

photo: John Love

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Resident

Least Yellow Underwing

One record - Nunton, Benbecula August 2006

Autumnal Rustic

Common and widespread

Ingrailed Clay

Common resident

photo: John Love

Ingrailed Clay

A very variable species both in size and colour

Ingrailed Clay

Common

Barred Chestnut

Photo taken at North Loch Eynort, August 2008

Purple Clay

Resident

Small Square Spot

Common resident

Small Square Spot

Common

Triple Spotted Clay

Resident with records from South Uist, Benbecula and Lewis

Dotted Clay

Common resident

Neglected Rustic

Resident

Neglected Rustic

Resident

Six-striped Rustic

Common resident

Square-spot Rustic

Common resident

Heath Rustic

Resident

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Resident: a day-flying moth

Nutmeg

Resident

Shears

Resident

Campion

Common resident

Antler

Common resident,

variable in size

Powdered Quaker

One record to date: 8th May at Drimsdale, South Uist

Smoky Wainscot

Common resident

Shark

Resident

Minor Shoulder-knot

Common resident

Brindled Ochre

Resident, appears in both spring (rarer) and autumn

Black Rustic

Resident - recorded from Lewis and Harris

Red Sword Grass

Recorded at Nunton, Oct 2006.

Previous record from Barra only

Red Sword Grass