It had been quite warm and dry
during the last few days and so I put the moth trap out last night, which was
the first time this month. I trapped and
identified ninety-one moths but there were only twelve species, two of which,
The Sallow and Lunar Underwing, were new for the year. The Sallow was also new for the garden and only
my second ever, the first being trapped in Newton Harcourt on September 30th,
2011.
The following were recorded:
Light Brown Apple Moth [10]; Celypha lacunana [1]; Agriphila geniculea [1];
Dusky Thorn [1]; Silver Y [1]; Mouse Moth [1]; The Sallow [1]; Lunar Underwing
[1]; Common Wainscot [2]; Large Yellow Underwing [55];Lesser Yellow Underwing [13]
and Square-spot Rustic [4].
The Sallow
Square-spot Rustic
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