Friday 18 August 2017

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - August 13, 2017

The trap was out again last night with just forty-six moths trapped and identified covering twenty-one species four of which were new for the year.


The following were recorded: Blastobasis adustella [1]; Amblyptilia acanthadactyla [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [5]; Agriphila tristella [5]; Agriphila straminella [5]; Agriphila geniculea [1]; Riband Wave [1]; Common Carpet [1]; Brimstone Moth [1]; Dusky Thorn [1]; Willow Beauty [4]; Straw Dot [1]; The Spectacle [1]; Gold Spot [1]; Marbled Beauty [3]; Vine’s Rustic [1]; Common Rustic species [1]; Flame Shoulder [1]; Large Yellow Underwing [7]; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing [3] and Setaceous Hebrew Character [1].


Amblyptilia acanthadactyla


Agriphila geniculea


Gold Spot


Dusky Thorn

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