There were thirty-nine moths in the trap last night and I was able to
identify all but two of them. There were
eight new for the year plus the two unidentified moths both of which turned out
to be new for the year and one a lifer. The
lifer was a Peacock Moth, which is apparently quite rare in VC55, with the last
being recorded in 2014 and it was only the sixteenth ever.
The following were recorded: Light Brown Apple Moth [1]; Celypha lacunana
[2]; Bee Moth [1]; Eudonia mercurella [2]; Elephant Hawk-moth [1]; Flame Carpet
[1]; Broken-barred Carpet
[1]; Peacock Moth [1];
Scorched Wing [1]; Scalloped Hazel [1]; Peppered Moth [1]; Sallow Kitten [1]; Buff-tip [1]; Straw Dot [1] Buff
Ermine [1]; White Ermine [1]; Orange Footman [1]; Small Fan-foot [1]; Silver Y [2]; The Shark [1]; Vine’s Rustic [1]; Brown Rustic [1]; Rustic Shoulder-knot
[3]; Middle-barred Minor [1]; Bright-line Brown-eye [1]; Heart and Dart [7]; Large Yellow Underwing [1] and Setaceous Hebrew Character [1].
Broken-barred carpet
Peacock Moth
Sallow Kittern
Buff-tip
Small Fan-foot
The Shark
Brown Rustic
Middle-barred Minor
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