Wednesday 13 July 2016

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - July 9, 2016

The trap was out again last night and I trapped and identified 109 moths covering forty-three species, with eight being new for the year and one, The Spinach, was a new species for me.


The following were recorded: Brown House-moth [3]; Red-barred Tortrix [1]; Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [1]; Celypha striana [1]; Ancylis achatana [3]; Bee Moth [1]; Small Magpie [1]; Scoparia pyralella [1]; Eudonia mercurella [4]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [14]; Crambus pascuella [6]; Crambus perlella [1]; Agriphila straminella [1]; Poplar Hawkmoth [1]; Elephant Hawkmoth [2]; Small Fan-footed Wave [1]; Riband Wave [8]; Common Carpet [1]; The Spinach [1]; Small Rivulet [1]; Foxglove Pug [4]; Lime-speck Pug [1]; Clouded Border [1]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Swallow-tailed Moth [1]; Willow Beauty [3]; Common Emerald [1]; Coxcomb Prominent [1]; The Snout [1]; Buff Ermine [1]; Common Footman [6]; Burnished Brass [1]; Dagger species [1]; The Coronet [4]; Marbled Beauty [2]; The Uncertain [10]; Dark Arches [3]; Bright-line Brown-eye [3]; The Clay [1]; Heart and Dart  [6]; The Flame [2] and Large Yellow Underwing [1].


Common Emerld


Small Fan-footed Wave


Riband Wave


The Spinach


Small Rivulet


Foxglove Pug


Clouded Border


The Cornonet


The Cornonet


The Cornonet


The Cornonet

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