Thursday 21 August 2014

An early morning moth trapping in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - August 21, 2014

I caught and identified twenty-six moths of fourteen species with two being new for the year.


The following were recorded: Orange Swift [4]; Light Brown Apple Moth [1]; Agriphila tristella [3]; Agriphila geniculea [1]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Willow Beauty [1]; Poplar Hawkmoth [1]; Shuttle-shaped Dart [1]; Large Yellow Underwing [4]; Lesser Yellow Underwing [2]; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing [1]; Square-spot Rustic [3]; Marbled Beauty [2] and Flounced Rustic [1].


Lesser Yellow Underwing


Square-spot Rustic


Flounced Rustic

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