Wednesday 26 July 2017

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - July 9, 2017

There were 177 moths covering fifty-six species in the moth trap last night with eleven being new for the year with one, Juniper Webber, being a lifer.


The following were recorded: Ghost Moth [1]; Bird-cherry Ermine [6]; Diamond-back Moth [2]; Brown House Moth [1]; Carcina quercana [1]; Dichomeris marginella [1]; Juniper Webber [1]; Blastobasis adustella [3]; Red-barred Tortrix [1]; Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix [2]; Clepsis consimilana [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [1]; Cnephasia species [1]; Acleris forsskaleana [1]; Eucosma cana [3]; Pammene fasciana [1]; Acrobasis advenella [1]; Phycitodes binaevella [1]; Anania coronate [2]; Small Magpie [1]; Mother of Pearl [1]; Eudonia mercurella [6]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [14]; Crambus pascuella [10]; Crambus perlella [2]; Agriphila straminella [14]; Peach Blossom [1]; Poplar Hawkmoth [1]; Least Carpet [1]; Small Fan-footed Wave [1]; Riband Wave [10]; Small Blood-vein [1]; Large Twin-spot Carpet [1]; Lime-speck Pug [1]; Brimstone Moth [3]; Purple Thorn [1]; Scalloped Oak [3]; Swallow-tailed Moth [2]; Willow Beauty [1]; Light Emerald [1]; Ruby Tiger [2]; Dingy Footman [3]; Common Footman [14; Scarce Footman [3]; Silver Y [2]; Marbled Beauty [11]; The Uncertain [11]; The Rustic [1]; Dark Arches [3]; Common Rustic species [6]; Bright-line Brown-eye [4]; Dot Moth [2]; The Clay [1]; Heart and Dart [2]; The Flame [1]; Large Yellow Underwing [2] and Lesser Yellow Underwing [1].


Ghost Moth


Juniper Webber


Large Twin-spot Carpet


Least Carpet


Peach Blossom


Ruby Tiger


The Clay

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