Friday 28 August 2015

An early morning at Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - August 28, 2015

I put the moth trap out last night, which was the first time in two weeks due to poor weather and commitment as a volunteer at Birdfair.  It wasn’t an ideal night but I trapped and identified fifty-two moths covering fifteen species, none of which were new for the year.


The following were recorded: Orange Swift [2]; Light Brown Apple Moth [6]; Garden Rose Tortrix [1]; Agriphila tristella [3]; Agriphila straminella [3]; Agriphila geniculea [3]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Dusky Thorn [2]; Willow Beauty [2]; Flounced Rustic [7]; Common Rustic species [1]; Large Yellow Underwing [15]; Lesser Yellow Underwing [5]; Square-spot Rustic [1] and Setaceous Hebrew Character [1].


Square-spot Rustic

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