I put the moth trap out last
night but was up even earlier today as there was rain forecast from about
05:00. I was surprised to find that the
moths were still very active around the trap with a few coming in and then
departing again. As usual I collected
those on the outside of the trap first and put them into pots to identify when
it became light. At about 04:30 it
started to rain and so I switched the light off and took the trap and the
collected moths into the garage to complete the process. I trapped and identified 210 moths covering
forty-six species. There were three new species
for the year, Dichrorampha vancouverana, Purple Thorn and Yellow-tail.
The following were recorded:
Bird-cherry Ermine [7]; Brown House Moth [1]; Crassa unitella [1]; Blastobasis
adustella [5], Emmelina monodactyla [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [1]; Cnephasia
sp. [1]; Celypha striana [4]; Ancylis achatana [2]; Bud Moth [2]; Dichrorampha
vancouverana [1]; Hypsopygia glaucinalis [1]; Anania coronate [1]; Mother of
Pearl [2]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [43]; Crambus pascuella [4]; Crambus perlella
[2]; Poplar Hawkmoth [2]; Elephant Hawkmoth [1]; Riband Wave [9]; Yellow Shell
[1]; Foxglove Pug [2]; Brimstone Moth [2]; Purple Thorn [1]; Willow Beauty [3];
Buff-tip [1]; The Snout [1]; Yellow-tail [1]; Common Footman [10]; Burnished
Brass [1]; Golden Plusia [1]; Silver Y [3]; Dagger species [1]; Coronet [1];
Marbled Beauty [2]; The Uncertain [9]; The Rustic [1]; Dark Arches [20; Common
Rustic Group [34]; Bright-line Brown-eye [5]; Dot Moth [1]; Cabbage Moth [2];
Heart and Dart [12]; The Flame [1]; Large Yellow Underwing [2] and Lesser
Yellow Underwing [1].
Crassa unitella
Ancylis achatana
Bud Moth
Dichrorampha vancouverana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Mother of Pearl
Hypsopygia glaucinalis
Yellow Shell
White Satin Moth
Cabbage Moth
Dot Moth
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