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Diluain, 05/Jul/2010
Identifying a Moth with the Islay Natural History Trust
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Just over two weeks ago I went on a walk along the east coast of The Oa, from Kilnaughton Bay to Rubha nan Leacan, the most southerly point on Islay. During that walk, at Port an Eas and some other point I can't remember exactly, I spotted a moth I couldn't remember having seen before. Meaning I had no idea what it was. This is how it looked:
![A Six-Spot Burnet Moth with the wings spread slightly Picture of a Six-Spot Burnet Moth on some wild grass](../2010images/20100705-six-spot-burnet-moth-1.jpg)
Quite interesting looking fella, isn't it? Not the easiest to photograph as it was quite ‘jumpy’, but I managed to take a few decent shots I think. Here's another one:
![Another Six-Spot Burnet Moth with the wings spread slightly Picture of a Six-Spot Burnet Moth on some early heather](../2010images/20100705-six-spot-burnet-moth-2.jpg)
So how did the Islay Natural History Trust help to identify it? Well, the next day during a quiet day at the cottage I asked Ian and Margaret what it might have been, describing it as best as I could (I didn't have the pictures with me). Ian took me to his computer and pulled up the Six-Spot Burnet Moth entry on the Islay Natural History Trust blog which had been posted just that day. Now I knew what it was:
![Yet another Six-Spot Burnet Moth, this one in a similar pose as the one on the Islay Natural History Trust blog Picture of a Six-Spot Burnet Moth on a buttercup flower](../2010images/20100705-six-spot-burnet-moth-3.jpg)
That was my first encounter with a Six-Spot Burnet Moth on Islay and how I identified it with the help of a very nice bunch of people. I hope you enjoyed the story and the pictures.
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