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Welcome to Highland Branch of Butterfly Conservation

Butterfly Conservation is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of butterflies and moths.

Highland Branch membership has been on the increase in recent years and we are fortunate in having members in the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland as well as in Highland and Moray.

Branch field trip to Morrich More, Tain. Photo by Bill Slater.

Our activities include recording butterflies and moths, organising events and field trips, and publishing newsletters which you can download from this site. We welcome contributions about interesting sightings of butterflies and moths, and queries relating to identification. To get in touch, just fill in the form on the Contact us page.

Kentish GloryMoths of the Month: January and February

In this regular feature, Roy Leverton illustrates a selection of characteristic moths to look out for each month in our area.

Mottled Grey, Colostygia multistrigaria (photo by Roy Leverton)

Mottled Grey Colostygia multistrigaria

This is one of the earliest of the carpet subfamily to emerge in spring, sometimes while snow still lies upon the ground. Read more...

Moths of the Month 2009: January and February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November and December

Moths of the Month 2008: March| April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November and December


Learning more about butterflies and moths

Tony MainwoodHighland Branch Secretary Tony Mainwood, based in Golspie, is available to give talks on butterflies and moths to schools and other interested groups in places north of Inverness.

If you'd like to find out more, please get in touch with Tony. You'll find his contact details on the Committee page.

Branch Newsletter 15

The newsletter has now 'gone to press' and copies will be circulated to members shortly.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to Issue 15. We're delighted this time to include reports from the Western Isles and Orkney, plus lots of other interesting items from all over the Branch area.

A PDF version will also appear on this website.

Atlas of Butterflies in Highland and Moray

This Atlas, published in October 2008, documents the distribution of 30 species of butterflies in the period 1980 - 2007, in the area covered by Highland Branch of Butterfly Conservation.

Read more...

Scottish Macro Moth List

The National Moth Recording Scheme (NMRS) has produced a list that aims to include every species of macro-moth reliably recorded from Scotland, together with an assessment of its Scottish as opposed to UK status. It is intended as guidance for observers contributing to the NMRS.

Download list (PDF file).

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