Friday 16 June 2017

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - June 10, 2017

There were thirty-four moths trapped and identified, covering twenty-two species and including five new for the year.

The following were recorded: Common Swift [1]; Timothy Tortrix [2]; Light Brown Apple Moth [4]; Marbled Orchard Tortrix [1]; Celypha lacunana [1]; Small Magpie [2]; Eudonia mercurella [1]; Crambus pascuella [2]; Common Carpet [1]; Barred Yellow [1]; Common Marbled Carpet [1]; Common Pug [1]; Mottled Pug [1]; Clouded Border [1]; Scorched Wing [1]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Straw Dot [1]; Buff Ermine [1]; Rustic Shoulder-knot [2]; Bright-line Brown-eye [1]; Heart and Dart [5] and Large Yellow Underwing [2].


Celypha lacunana


Timothy Tortix


Crambus pascuella


Eudonia mercurella


Barred Yellow


Scorched Wing


Common Carpet


Large Yellow Underwing


Common Marbled Carpet

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