Wednesday 8 July 2015

An early morning at Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - June 1, 2015

There were 231 moths trapped and identified covering sixty-two species of which thirteen were new for the year.


The following were recorded: Diamond-back Moth [1]; Coleophora Species [1]; Amblyptilia acanthadactyla [1]; Lozotaenia forsterana [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [5]; Cnephasia sp. [1]; Agapeta hamana [4]; Marbled Orchard Tortrix [2]; Celypha striana [2]; Bee Moth [4]; Phycitodes binaevella [1]; Eudonia mercurella [6]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [27]; Crambus pascuella [7]; Crambus perlella [3]; Eyed Hawkmoth [1]; Elephant Hawkmoth [1]; Riband Wave [6]; Blood-vein [1]; Garden Carpet [1]; Silver-ground Carpet [2]; Barred Straw [2]; Green Pug [1]; Foxglove Pug [1]; Freyer's Pug [1]; Common Pug [1]; Mottled Pug [1]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Swallow-tailed Moth [2]; Peppered Moth [4]; Willow Beauty [5]; Mottled Beauty [1]; Clouded Silver [2]; Light Emerald [2]; Buff-tip [1]; Straw Dot [3]; The Snout [1]; Buff Ermine [2]; Common Footman [2]; Burnished Brass [1]; Silver Y [3]; Plain Golden Y [1]; Dagger species [1]; Coronet [1]; Marbled Beauty [2]; The Uncertain [11]; Brown Rustic [1]; Large Nutmeg [3]; Rustic Shoulder-knot [4]; Dark Arches [8]; Marbled Minor Group [8]; Middle-barred Minor [2]; Bright-line Brown-eye [8]; Dot Moth [2]; Common Wainscot [1]; Shoulder-striped Wainscot [1]; Heart and Dart [50]; The Flame [4]; Flame Shoulder [2]; Large Yellow Underwing [2]; Setaceous Hebrew Character [1] and Double Square-spot [1].


Lozotaenia forsterana


Blood-vein


Barred Straw


Common Pug


Swallow-tailed Moth


Mottled Beauty


Light Emerald


Brown Rustic


Large Nutmeg


Dot Moth


Setaceous Hebrew Character


Double Square-spot

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