From the garden trap 07/09/09
Numbers in the MV picked up with a fresh bulb fitted, and the trap immediately scored a garden tick - nice!
Cochylimorpha straminea
Total catch 137 of 29sp.
(125W MV 58 of 21sp., 80W actinic 79 of 17sp.)
First for garden:
Cochylimorpha straminea 1
First for year in garden:
Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra) 1
Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1
Highest counts:
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 36
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 28
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 17
Other highlights:
Eudonia angustea 1
Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 1
Hazleborough Forest 08/09/09
Last nights session at Hazleborough was with a particular target in mind - a species that is extremely scarce/local in VC55. We were hopeful of getting one or two - turned out to be the commonest moth of the night!
Oak Lutestring
Total catch was a relatively low
138 of 40sp., however we only trapped for a couple of hours or so and were somewhat distracted by the Lutestrings and bastard Hornets.
British Tick:
Oak Lutestring (Cymatophorima diluta hartwiegi) 27
Other highlights:
Argyresthia semitestacella 1
Epinotia maculana 1
Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 1
Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) 12
Orange Sallow (Xanthia citrago) 1
Barred Sallow (Xanthia aurago) 2
Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 1
Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1
Barred Sallow - superfresh
Centre-barred Sallow
Catoptria falsella
From the garden trap 08/09/09
Better numbers but no major excitement.
Total catch 176 of 33sp.
(125W MV 91 of 22sp., 80W actinic 85 of 21sp.)
First for year in garden:
Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 1
Highest counts:
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 51
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 41
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 17
Other highlights:
Eudonia angustea 1
Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) 1
Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 2
Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1
Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 2
Red-green Carpet
Cochylimorpha straminea
Total catch 137 of 29sp.
(125W MV 58 of 21sp., 80W actinic 79 of 17sp.)
First for garden:
Cochylimorpha straminea 1
First for year in garden:
Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra) 1
Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1
Highest counts:
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 36
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 28
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 17
Other highlights:
Eudonia angustea 1
Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 1
Hazleborough Forest 08/09/09
Last nights session at Hazleborough was with a particular target in mind - a species that is extremely scarce/local in VC55. We were hopeful of getting one or two - turned out to be the commonest moth of the night!
Oak Lutestring
Total catch was a relatively low 138 of 40sp., however we only trapped for a couple of hours or so and were somewhat distracted by the Lutestrings and bastard Hornets.
British Tick:
Oak Lutestring (Cymatophorima diluta hartwiegi) 27
Other highlights:
Argyresthia semitestacella 1
Epinotia maculana 1
Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 1
Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) 12
Orange Sallow (Xanthia citrago) 1
Barred Sallow (Xanthia aurago) 2
Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 1
Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1
Barred Sallow - superfresh
Centre-barred Sallow
Catoptria falsella
From the garden trap 08/09/09
Better numbers but no major excitement.
Total catch 176 of 33sp.
(125W MV 91 of 22sp., 80W actinic 85 of 21sp.)
First for year in garden:
Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 1
Highest counts:
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 51
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 41
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 17
Other highlights:
Eudonia angustea 1
Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) 1
Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 2
Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1
Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 2
Red-green Carpet
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