Another bumper catch, rounded off nicely with two very unexpected garden-first micros:
Caloptilia populetorum - a county tick for me aswell. Don't think there are many previous records; Andy Mackay took it as a VC55 first in 2003.
Roeslerstammia erxlebella - again not many previous records other than mine in 2006 from Charnwood Lodge and Enderby Quarry. This one is a bit knackered but shows (just) the whitish band on the antennae, golden-yellow head and metallic sheen to forewing.
Total catch 568 of 52sp.
(125W MV 207 of 42sp., 80W actinic 361 of 35sp.)
First for garden:
Caloptilia populetorum 1
Roeslerstammia erxlebella 1
First for year in garden:
Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis) 1
Barred Sallow (Xanthia aurago) 1
Highest counts:
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 239 [180 act, 59 MV]
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 42 [29 act, 13 MV]
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 31 [17 MV, 14 act]
Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 31 [18 act, 13 MV]
Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 25 [17 act, 8 MV]
Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 23 [13 MV, 10 act]
Agriphila geniculea 21 [12 act, 9 MV]
Other highlights:
Old Lady (Mormo maura) 2
Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 4
Barred Sallow - another nice yellowy one
Caloptilia populetorum - a county tick for me aswell. Don't think there are many previous records; Andy Mackay took it as a VC55 first in 2003.
Roeslerstammia erxlebella - again not many previous records other than mine in 2006 from Charnwood Lodge and Enderby Quarry. This one is a bit knackered but shows (just) the whitish band on the antennae, golden-yellow head and metallic sheen to forewing.
Total catch 568 of 52sp.
(125W MV 207 of 42sp., 80W actinic 361 of 35sp.)
First for garden:
Caloptilia populetorum 1
Roeslerstammia erxlebella 1
First for year in garden:
Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis) 1
Barred Sallow (Xanthia aurago) 1
Highest counts:
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 239 [180 act, 59 MV]
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 42 [29 act, 13 MV]
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 31 [17 MV, 14 act]
Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 31 [18 act, 13 MV]
Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 25 [17 act, 8 MV]
Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 23 [13 MV, 10 act]
Agriphila geniculea 21 [12 act, 9 MV]
Other highlights:
Old Lady (Mormo maura) 2
Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 4
Barred Sallow - another nice yellowy one
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