Wednesday 27 July 2016

An early morning in Wigston magna, Leicestershire - July 25, 2016

It was a little cooler last night, which resulted in a smaller catch with only 174 moths trapped and identified covering forty-eight species of which three were new for the year.


The following were recorded: Ermine species [1]; Bird-cherry Ermine [1]; Diamond-back Moth [12]; Blastobasis adustella [14]; Emmelina monodactyla [1]; Red-barred Tortrix [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [4]; Celypha striana [1]; Acrobasis advenella [1]; Euzophera pinguis [1]; Endorticha flammealis [1]; Anania coronate [7]; Mother of Pearl [1]; Eudonia mercurella [1]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [26]; Crambus pascuella [3]; Crambus perlella [2]; Chinese Character [1]; Poplar Hawk-moth [2]; Small Fan-footed Wave [1]; Riband Wave [9]; Double-striped Pug [1]; Clouded Border [1]; Canary-shouldered Thorn [1]; Willow Beauty [4]; Ruby Tiger [1]; Buff Footman [1]; Dingy Footman [1]; Common Footman [18]; The Spectacle [1]; Burnished Bras [1]; Silver Y [1]; Dagger species [4]; The Shark [1]; Marble Beauty [4]; Mottled Rustic [3]; The Uncertain [5]; The Rustic [2]; Dark Arches [6]; Common Rustic species [9]; Marbled Minor species [2]; Bright-line Brown-eye [9]; Common Wainscot [1]; Smoky Wainscot [1]; The Clay [1]; Heart and Dart [1]; Shuttle-shaped Dart [1] and Large Yellow Underwing [2].


Double-striped Pug


Yellow-shouldered Thorn


Buff Footman

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