Friday 2 September 2016

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - Augsut 18, 2016

A slightly better catch last with 133 moths trapped and identified covering thirty-six species with one, Cochylimorpha straminea, being a lifer.


The following were recorded: Orange Swift [1]; Ermine species [1]; Brown House Moth [2]; Blastobasis adustella [4]; Light Brown Apple Moth [14]; Cochylimorpha straminea [1]; Agapeta hamana [2]; Eudonia mercurella [1]; Crambus pascuella [1]; Agriphila tristella[20]; Agriphila straminella [12]; Agriphila geniculea [21]; Chinese Character [1]; Poplar Hawk-moth [2]; Least Carpet [1]; Garden Carpet [1]; Common Carpet [4]; Double-striped Pug [1]; Lime-speck Pug [1]; Brimstone Moth [4]; Canary-shouldered Thorn [2]; Dusky Thorn [3]; Willow Beauty [1]; Iron Prominent [1]; Coxcomb Prominent [1]; Straw Dot [2]; Silver Y [1]; Copper Underwing [1]; Marbled Beauty [3]; Angle Shades [1]; Flounced Rustic [6]; Common Rustic species [5]; Flame Shoulder [2]; Large Yellow Underwing [3]; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing [4] and Square-spot Rustic [2].


Coxcomb Prominet


Cochylimorpha starminea


Double-striped Pug

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