Diurnea fagella 1 [first for year]
Agonopterix heracliana 2
Emmelina monodactyla 2
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 17
Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 13
Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 8
Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 2 [first for year]
Whilst an improvement, there was no comparison to the results from taking traps into decent woodland. The total list (629 of 24sp.) from Pickworth Great Wood last night was:
Ypsolopha ustella 1
Diurnea fagella 2
Agonopterix ocellana 1
Tortricodes alternella 2
Acleris ferrugana/notana 3
Yellow Horned (Achlya flavicornis galbanus) 8
March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 14
Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 37
Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
Small Brindled Beauty (Apocheima hispidaria) 2
Oak Beauty (Biston strataria) 12
Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria) 2
Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 61
Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 4
White-marked (Cerastis leucographa) 4
Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 96
Lead-coloured Drab (Orthosia populeti) 1
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 147
Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 101
Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda) 39
Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 67
Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 11
Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 7
Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 6
Agonopterix ocellana
Engrailed
Lead-coloured Drab - sadly a slightly worn individual
Twin-spotted Quaker
Small Quaker
Red Chestnut
Sadly, I ran out of time/patience to get a White-marked shot - I'll try again in the morning.
3 comments:
Cracking haul & pics there, Mark.
How on earth do pick out a Lead coloured Drab from 101 Clouded Drabs! A bit like finding a Med Gull I suppose.... Great trip Mark, try and post a pic of that White Marked....
Thanks Dean - it was certainly good to be out in mothing mode again (just in time by the way the weather has turned again).
Stewart - ironically picking Lead-coloured out from Clouded Drabs is not the problem. On the sheet or in a trap, they are actually more like Common Quakers or depending on how strong the markings are they can look like small Twin-spotted Quakers (like the one we took). Once they are potted and you get a good look though they are usually straight-forward to ID. If you are not quite sure, it's more than likely a Clouded Drab - a real case of you'll know it when you see it.
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