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Thursday 15 July 2010

Garden trap 11/07

Catching up on the last time I ran the garden traps. A garden tick is always appreciated, especially when it's a new for me species full stop!

11/07/2010 : Total catch 388 of 99sp
(125W MV 244 of 77; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 144 of 66)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
1079 Piniphila bifasciana 1


First for year in garden:
0410 Argyresthia brockeella 1
1292 Calamotropha paludella 1
1398 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella) 1
1637 Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) 1
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 1

Highest counts:
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 45
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 28
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 24
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 16
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 15
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 14
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 13
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 11
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 11

Best of the rest:
0363 Phyllonorycter platanoidella 1
1210 Pine Shoot Moth (Rhyacionia buoliana) 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 3
1452 Phycita roborella 1
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 5
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) 1
2314 Dingy Shears (Parastichtis ypsillon) 2
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 2
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1

Dingy Shears

Calamatropha paludella

Pine Shoot Moth

Peppered Moth f. cabonaria

Scalloped Oak

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