Thursday 24 July 2014

An early morning moth trapping in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - July 16, 2014

I trapped and identified 170 moths of thirty-nine species, six of which were new for the garden and then was another that was new for the year.


The following were recorded: Bird-cherry Ermine [2]; Diamond-back Moth [2]; Carcina quercana [1]; Blastobasis adustella [2]; Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix [2]; Acleris forsskaleana [1]; Eucosma cana [1]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [45]; Crambus pascuella [6]; Eudonia mercurella [1]; Small Magpie [1]; Acrobasis advenella [2]; Chinese Character [4]; Single-dotted Wave [1]; Riband Wave [4]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Scalloped Oak [1]; Swallow-tailed Moth [1]; Willow Beauty [5]; Clouded Silver [1]; Light Emerald [1]; Poplar Hawkmoth [1]; Scarce Footman [1]; Common Footman [10]; Heart and Dart [1]; Flame [1]; Lesser Yellow Underwing [2]; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing [1]; Cabbage Moth [2]; Dot Moth [2]; Bright-line Brown-eye [7]; Varied Coronet [1]; Clay [1]; Smoky Wainscot [1]; Marbled Beauty [9]; Dark Arches [16]; Common Rustic species [10]; Uncertain [18] and Rustic [1].


Carcina quercana


Acleris forsskaleana


Eudonia mercurella


Acrobasis advenella


Chinese Character


Single-dotted Wave


Scalloped Oak


Clay


Clay

No comments:

Post a Comment