Wednesday 28 June 2017

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - June 21, 2017

It was a little cooler last and consequently there were few moths with just 131 trapped and identified, covering forty-six species and just seven new for the year, one of which, Homoeosoma sunuella, was a lifer.


The following were recorded: Blastobasis lacticolella [1]; Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [1]; Green Oak Tortrix [4]; Aleimma loeflingiana [1]; Pseudargrotoza conwagana [1]; Celypha striana [9]; Celypha lacunana [1]; Notocelia trimaculana [1]; Bee Moth [2]; Homoeosoma sinuella [2]; Phycitodes binaevella [1]; Small Magpie [1]; Eudonia mercurella [2]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [6]; Crambus pascuella [8]; Agriphila straminella [4]; Brown China-mark [1]; Eyed Hawkmoth [1]; Poplar Hawkmoth [1]; Elephant Hawkmoth [1]; Riband Wave [13]; Garden Carpet [1]; Small Rivulet [1]; Common Pug [2]; Clouded Border [1]; Willow Beauty [5]; Clouded Silver [2]; Light Emerald [1]; Common Emerald [1]; Pale Prominent [1]; The Snout [3]; Buff Ermine [3]; Common Footman [8]; The Fan-foot [1]; Marbled White Spot [1]; The Coronet [2]; The Uncertain [3]; Dark Arches [4]; Marbled Minor Group [7]; Bright-line Brown-eye [3]; Dot Moth [1]; Heart and Dart  [3]; Heart and Club [1]; The Flame [5] and Large Yellow Underwing [4].


Aleimma loeflingiana


Homoeosoma sinuella


Marbled White Spot


Brown China Mark


Clouded Border


Pale Prominent

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