Wednesday 28 June 2017

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - June 20, 2017

There were 237 moths trapped and identified last night, covering sixty-eight species with fourteen new for the year of which three were new for the garden.  The moths new for the garden were Nemophora degeerella, Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix and Wax Moth.


The following were recorded: Nemophora degeerella [1];Argyresthia bonnetella [1]; Crassa unitella [1]; Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix [2]; Light Brown Apple Moth [1]; Green Oak Tortrix [27]; Pseudargrotoza conwagana [3]; Agapeta hamana [7]; Marbled Orchard Tortrix [1]; Celypha striana [5]; Celypha lacunana [1]; Codling Moth [2]; Bee Moth [1]; Wax Moth [1]; Hypsopygia glaucinalis [1]; Pyrausta aurata [2]; Anania coronate [1]; Anania perlucidalis [1]; Small Magpie [5]; Udea olivalis [1]; Eudonia mercurella [3]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [13]; Crambus pascuella [9]; Crambus perlella [1]; Agriphila tristella [1]; Agriphila straminella [4]; Peach Blossom [1]; Figure of Eighty [1]; Lime Hawkmoth [1]; Eyed Hawkmoth [1]; Privet Hawkmoth [1]; Elephant Hawkmoth [9]; Small Dusty Wave [3]; Riband Wave [14]; Garden Carpet [2]; Common Carpet [1]; Barred Yellow [2]; Common Marbled Carpet [1]; Green Pug [3]; Foxglove Pug [1]; Lime-speck Pug [1]; Common Pug [1]; Brimstone Moth [9]; Scalloped Hazel [1]; Swallow-tailed Moth [2]; Willow Beauty [5]; Clouded Silver [3]; Straw Dot [4]; Red-necked Footman [1]; Common Footman [5]; Scarce Footman [1]; Burnished Brass [1]; The Coronet [7]; The Shark [1]; Marbled Beauty [2]; The Uncertain [11]; Rustic Shoulder-knot [1]; Dark Arches [5]; Marbled Minor Group [2]; Middle-barred Minor [6]; Bright-line Brown-eye [3]; Dot Moth [1]; Heart and Dart [15]; Heart and Club [1]; The Flame [3]; Flame Shoulder [1]; Large Yellow Underwing and Lesser Yellow Underwing.


Hypsopygia glaucinalis


Wax Moth


Peach Blossom


The Shark


Burnished Brass

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