Thursday 18 June 2015

An early morning at Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - June 17, 2015

The moth trap was out again last night, which resulted in the best catch so far with sixty-nine trapped of thirty-one species.  The catch also included two new ones, a micro Argyresthia brockeella and a macro Marbled White Spot.


The following were trapped: Common Swift [1]; Ghost Moth [1]; Argyresthia brockeella [1]; Brown House-moth [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [11]; Bee Moth [1]; Eudonia mercurella [2]; Eyed Hawkmoth [1]; Elephant Hawkmoth [4]; Riband Wave [2]; Silver Ground Carpet [1]; Common Marbled Carpet [1]; Green Pug [1]; Common Pug [2]; Mottled Pug [4]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Scalloped Hazel [2]; Peppered Moth [2]; Willow Beauty [1]; Pebble Prominent [1]; The Snout [1]; Buff Ermine [4]; Marbled White Spot [1]; Large Nutmeg [1]; Rustic Shoulder-knot [1]; Marbled Minor species [2]; Nutmeg [2]; Bright-line Brown-eye [1]; Heart and Dart [13]; Flame [1] and Green Silver-lines [1].


Female Ghost Moth


Argyresthia brockeella


Eudonia mercurella


Eyed Hawkmoth


Riband Wave


Common Marbled Carpet


Common Pug


Brimstone Moth


Scalloped Hazel


Willow Beauty


Marbled White Spot


Large Nutmeg


Bright-line Brown -eye

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