Tuesday 24 June 2014

An early morning moth trapping in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - June 23, 2014

I put the moth trap out again last night and 183 were identified covering fifty-three species, including a new species for me, Rhodophaea Formosa.  There was also eight new species for the year bringing the year’s total to 138.


The following were recorded; Mompha ochraceella [1]: Large Fruit Tree Tortrix [1]; Timothy Tortrix [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [3]; Pseudargrotoza conwagana [1]; Green Oak Tortrix [6]; Celypha striana [3]; Celypha lacunana [2]; Marbe Orchard Tortrix [2]; Ancylis achatana [1]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [17]; Eudonia mercurella [12]; Brown China-mark [2]; Small Magpie [2]; Anania perlucidalis [1]; Udea olivalis [1]; Hypsopygia glaucinalis [1]; Rhodophaea Formosa [1]; Common Emerald [1]; Blood-vein [1]; Riband Wave [7]; Flame Carpet [4]; Garden Carpet [1]; Mottled Pug [2]; Wormwood Pug [2]; Green Pug [1]; Brimstone Moth [2]; Swallow-tailed Moth [5]; Peppered Moth [1]; Willow Beauty [4]; Clouded Silver [2]; Light Emerald [1]; Poplar Hawkmoth [1]; Elephant Hawkmoth [3]; Buff-tip [1]; Common Footman [4]; Buff Ermine [2]; Heart and Dart [20]; Flame [8]; Dot Moth [1]; Bright-line Brown-eye [6]; Common Wainscot [1]; Dagger species [2]; Dark Arches [13]; Rustic Shoulder-knot [2]; Mrabled Minor species [4]; Middle-barred Minor [1]; Uncertain [12]; Rustic [1]; Silver Y [1]; Beautiful Hook-tip [3]; Snout [2] and The Fan Foot [3].


Brown China-mark


Hypsopygia glaucinalis


Rhodophaea Formosa


Rhodophaea Formosa


Common Emerald


Light Emerald


Common Wainscot

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