Friday 3 October 2014

An early morning moth trapping in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - October 3, 2014

There were twenty-six moths of ten species in the trap last night, two of which were new for the garden, Beautiful Plume and Blair’s Shoulder-knot, and a third, Vapourer, was new for the year.


The following were recorded: Garden Rose Tortrix [1]; Beautiful Plume [1]; Vapourer [1]; Shuttle-shaped Dart [3]; Lesser Yellow Underwing [2]; Blair’s Shoulder-knot [3]; Beaded Chestnut [3]; Centre-barred Sallow [1]; Lunar Underwing [10] and Snout [1].


Vapourer


Blair's Shoulder-knot


Beaded Chestnut

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