Friday 5 July 2013

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - July 5, 2013

I had the moth tarp out again last night and trapped 108 moths and forty-two species, which was excellent.  This included six new moths Common Emerald, Phycitodes binaevella, Lozotaenia forsterana, Argyresthia bonnetella, Scoparia pyralella and Anania stachydalis.


The following were trapped: Argyresthia bonnetella [1]; Phycitodes binaevella [1]; Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix [1]; Large Fruit-tree Tortrix [1]; Timothy Tortrix [4]; Light Brown Apple Moth [2]; Lozotaenia forsterana [2]; Celypha lacunana [1]; Epiblema rosacolana [2]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [12]; Crambus pascuella [3]; Scoparia pyralella [1]; Small Magpie [1]; Anania stachydalis [1]; Bee Moth [1]; Common Emerald [1]; Garden Carpet [2]; Common Marbled Carpet [1]; Mottled Pug [1]; Common Pug [1]; Clouded Border [1]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Peppered Moth [5]; Willow Beauty [2]; Polar Hawkmoth [1]; Common Footman [2]; Buff Ermine [2]; Heart and Dart [13]; Flame [1]; Dot Moth [1]; Bright-line Brown-eye [5]; Dagger species [1]; Dark Arches [10]; Large Nutmeg [5]; Matble Minor group [4]; Common Rustic Group [1]; Uncertain [8]; Rustic [2]; Vine’s Rustic [1]; Plain Golden Y [1] and Beautiful Hook-tip [1].


Argyresthia bonnetella


Phycitodes binaevella


Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix


Lozotaenia forsterana


Anania stachydalis


Common Emerald


Clouded Border


Dingy Footman


Dot Moth


Beautiful Hook-tip


Epiblema rosacolana

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