19 – 22nd May 2010 - Oak-tree Pug

Although there are four records of Oak-tree Pug from the Rothamsted trap at Rowardennan on Loch Lomondside, the inconsistency of the records, the lack of vouchers and distance from known populations makes them unreliable. Nevertheless, the species is known to be moving north and an unambiguously identified specimen was recorded in 2008 in the centre of Glasgow. The species is now definitely the region covered by this blog. Four were recorded by the author on 19^th May in Milngavie, Dunbartonshire and one on the same day in Mugdock Country Park, Stirlingshire. On 22^nd May, Richard Sutcliffe caught one in Bearsden, Dunbartonshire and Martin Culshaw caught another on the outskirts of Killearn, Stirlingshire

Oak-tree Pug - Milngavie