Friday 10 August 2012

An early morning at Newton Harcourt, Leiecstershire - Augsut 9, 2012


Dave had returned from his Olympic experience and had put his moth trap out last night.  There were 152 moths in and around the trap of thirty-two species with six still unidentified.
The following were recorded: Willow Beauty [6]; Brown Hose-moth [1]; Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix [1]; Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix [1]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [3]; Crambus pascuella [1]; Agriphila straminella [3]; Agriphila tristella [3]; Agriphila inquinatella [1]; Eudonia pallid [2]; Mother of Pearl [1]; Golden Triangle [1]; Diotctria abietella [1]; Euzophera pinguis [1]; Riband Wave [5]; Red Twin-spot Carpet [1]; Common Carpet [1]; Iron Prominent [1]; White Satin Moth [1]; Dingy Footman [2]; Scarce Footman [1]; Heart and Dart [3]; Flame Shoulder [1]; Large Yellow Underwing [17]; Lesser Yellow Underwing [28]; Broad-borded Yellow Underwing [1]; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing [10]; Clay [1]; Dark Arches [31]; Common Rustic species [10]; Uncertain [2]; Rustic [3] and Silver Y [2].

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix


Chrysoteuchia culmella


Agriphila straminella


Agriphila tristella


Mother of Pearl


Dioyctria abietella


Euzophera pinguis


Red Twin-spot Carpet


Common Carpet


Iron Prominent


Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

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