Friday 22 June 2018

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - June 19, 2018


There were 124 moths trapped and identified last night, covering forty-six species, of which seven were new for the year.

The following were recorded: Hawthorn Moth [1]; Timothy Tortrix [1]; Green Oak Tortrix [1]; Marbled Orchard Tortrix [2]; Celypha lacunana [2]; Ancylis achatana [2]; Notocelia trimaculana [1]; Bee Moth [2]; Thistle Ermine [1]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [5]; Crambus pascuella [9]; Agriphila straminella [3]; Elephant hawk-moth [3]; Riband Wave [2]; Garden Carpet [2]; Common Carpet [1]; Foxglove Pug [1]; Common Pug [1]; Brimstone Moth [2]; Peppered Moth [2]; Willow Beauty [1]; Clouded Silver [1]; Common Emerald [1]; Straw Dot [6]; Common Footman [1]; The Spectacle [1]; Burnished Brass [1]; Silver Y [1]; The Miller [1]; The Coronet [2]; The Uncertain [2]; Brown Rustic [1]; Angles Shades [1]; Clouded Brindle [1]; Rustic Shoulder-knot [3]; Dark Arches [5]; Marbled Minor species [2]; Middle-barred Minor [1]; Bright-line Brown-eye [7]; Cabbage Moth [1]; Heart and Dart [32]; Turnip Moth [1]; The Flame [1]; Flame Shoulder [2]; Large Yellow Underwing [3] and Lesser Yellow Underwing [1].


The Turnip


The Miller


Clouded Brindle


Cabbage Moth


Lesser Yellow Underwing

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