An early morning in Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire - July 19, 2013

David had put his moth trap out last night at a friend’s house, which is an old lock keepers cottage.  This meant that it was alongside the Grand Union Canal on the edge of the village.  It took us over five hours to empty it, which was partially due to a larger number of micros trapped.

The following were trapped: Ghost Moth [1]; Bird-cherry Ermine [12]; Diamond-back Moth [1]; Coleophora Sp. [4]; Large Clover Case-bearer [1]; Brown House Moth [1]; Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix [3]; Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix [1]; Timothy Tortrix [2]; Gree Oak Tortrix [1]; Celypha striana [2]; Celypha rosaceana [1]; Celypha lacunana [2]; Red-barred Tortrix [1]; Ancylis achatana [3]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [20]; Crambus pascuella [3]; Crambus perlella [12]; Agriphila straminella [2]; Agriphila tristella [2]; Eudonia mercurella [1]; Pyrausta purpuralis [1]; Small Magpie [4]; Anania perlucidalis [1]; Udea lutealis [1]; Udea prunalis [1]; Udea olivalis [5]; Mother of Pearl [1]; Drinker [1]; Buff Arches [1]; Single-dotted Wave [1]; Riband Wave [15]; Common Carpet [1]; Barred Straw [2]; Small Rivulet [2]; Lime-speck Pug [1]; Green Pug [2]; Clouded Border [1]; Brimstone Moth [7]; Swallow-atiled Moth [1]; Peppered Moth [3]; Willow Beauty [5]; Light Emerald [2]; Poplar Hawk-moth [2]; Buff-tip [1]; Pebble Prominent [1]; Swallow Prominent [1]; Yellow-tail [1]; White Satin Moth [1]; Dingy Footman [1]; Common Footman [41]; Ruby Tiger [1]; Short-cloaked Moth [2]; Heart and Dart [16]; Flame [5]; Flame Shoulder [3]; Large Yellow Underwing [4]; Double Square-spot [15]; Dot Moth [1]; Bright-line Brown-eye [1]; Brown-line Bright-eye [1]; Clay [6]; Smoky Wainscot [12]; Polar Grey [1]; Coronet [1]; Marbled Beauty [3]; Dark Arches [23]; Rustic Shoulder-knot [1]; Marble Minor group [8]; Common Rustic group [15]; Small Dotted Buff [3]; Uncertain [25]; Rustic [15]; Burnished Brass [5]; Plain Golden Y [1]; Beautiful Hook-tip [1]; Snout [1] and The Fan-foot [1].

Female Ghost Moth

Coleophora Species

Large Clover Case-bearer

Ancylis achatana

Anania perlucialis

Udea prunalis

Yellow-tail

Short-cloaked Moth

Brown-line Bright-eye