After the visit to Herbert's Meadow in the day, it occurred to me that the Ulverscroft NR woods would be as good a place as any to leave traps running overnight. So, just before dusk I was back only this time I accessed the site through the Fox Covert track and drove down to the edge of Poultney Wood.
I ran 3 x 125W MV traps in roughly the locations marked (1, 2, 3) on these OS and aerial views of the reserve. For reference, Herbert's Meadow is shown with an 'H'.
I knew it wouldn't be the most spectacular night, as with the clear sunny day I expected a clear cool night. It was c13°C at dusk, dropping down to c6°C at dawn though back up to 9°C when I got back there at 05:30.
Not a bad night though, with the total catch being
264 of 62sp.
Main highlights:
Carpatolechia proximella 1
Pammene germmana 6
Barred Hook-tip (Watsonalla cultraria) 1
Clay Triple-lines (Cyclophora linearia) 8
Galium Carpet (Epirrhoe galiata) 1
May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata) 3
Grey Birch (Aethalura punctulata) 1
Orange Footman (Eilema sororcula) 26
Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 1
Other highest counts (>10):
Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) 31
Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 21
Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana britannica) 21
Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 11
Faultless - cheapo far-east gennie just keeps on running
Trap 1
Trap 2
Trap 3
Clay Triple-lines - still a generally scarce moth in VC55
Barred Hook-tip - another Beech feeder
Galium Carpet
Green Silver-lines - not sure if this is an aberrant individual or referable to a named form (looks like it should be a Silver Green-lines!). Compared to the example below from Charnwood Lodge in May 2006, it is a lot whiter. See also
this one.
I knew it wouldn't be the most spectacular night, as with the clear sunny day I expected a clear cool night. It was c13°C at dusk, dropping down to c6°C at dawn though back up to 9°C when I got back there at 05:30.
Not a bad night though, with the total catch being 264 of 62sp.
Main highlights:
Carpatolechia proximella 1
Pammene germmana 6
Barred Hook-tip (Watsonalla cultraria) 1
Clay Triple-lines (Cyclophora linearia) 8
Galium Carpet (Epirrhoe galiata) 1
May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata) 3
Grey Birch (Aethalura punctulata) 1
Orange Footman (Eilema sororcula) 26
Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 1
Other highest counts (>10):
Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) 31
Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 21
Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana britannica) 21
Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 11
Faultless - cheapo far-east gennie just keeps on running
Trap 1
Trap 2
Trap 3
Clay Triple-lines - still a generally scarce moth in VC55
Barred Hook-tip - another Beech feeder
Galium Carpet
Green Silver-lines - not sure if this is an aberrant individual or referable to a named form (looks like it should be a Silver Green-lines!). Compared to the example below from Charnwood Lodge in May 2006, it is a lot whiter. See also this one.
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