Friday 18 August 2017

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - August 14, 2017

A better night last night with 133 trapped and identified covering twenty-seven species with five being new for the year.  One, Mullein Wave was a lifer, with the last reference of a record for VC55 being in a publication ‘Victoria County History’ published in 1907, making it the first record in over 100 years.  You just never know what might be in the trap but clearly this was a significant record for Leicestershire & Rutland.


The following were recorded: Autostichidae species [1]; Blastobasis adustella [9]; Amblyptilia acanthadactyla [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [7]; Acrobasis advenella [1]; Mother of Pearl [2]; Crambus perlella [1]; Agriphila tristella [15]; Agriphila straminella [13]; Agriphila geniculea [3]; Riband Wave [4]; Mullein Wave [1]; Comon Carpet [3]; Double-striped Pug [1]; Brimstone Moth [4]; Willow Beauty [13]; Straw Dot [3]; Mouse Moth [1]; Marbled Beauty [8]; Pale Mottled Willow [1]; Flounced Rustic [5]; Comon Rustic species [2]; The Nutmeg [1]; Shuttle-shaped Dart [1]; Flame Shoulder [2]; Large Yellow Underwing [23] and Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing [7].


Flounced Rustic


Pale Mottled Willow


Mullein Wave


The Nutmeg

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