Monday 13 August 2018

An early morning in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - July 5, 2017


A magic night with 290 moths trapped and identified covering seventy-two species of which sixteen were new for the year, one of which was a lifer.

The following were recorded: Ermine species [8];  Bird-cherry Ermine [3]; Orchard Ermine [3]; Paraswammerdamia nebulella [1]; Diamond-back Moth [2]; Crassa unitella [2]; Blastobasis adustella [3]; Blastobasis lacticolella [1]; Twenty-plume Moth [1]; Red-barred Tortrix [1]; Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix [1]; Clepsis consimilana [2]; Cnephasia sp. [2]; Celypha striana [3]; Ancylis achatana [1]; Pammene fasciana [1]; Leopard Moth [1]; Euzophera pinguis [1]; Gold Triangle [2]; Small Magpie [4]; Mother of Pearl [3]; Scoparia ambigualis [1]; Scoparia pyralella [4]; Eudonia Lacustrata [1]; Chrysoteuchia culmella [35]; Crambus pascuella [21]; Donacaula forficella [1]; Buff Arches [2]; Elephant Hawk-moth [13]; Small Dusty Wave [1]; Small Fan-footed Wave [1]; Riband Wave [25]; Garden Carpet [2]; Silver-ground Carpet [1]; Lime-speck Pug [1]; Wormwood Pug [1]; Brimstone Moth [7]; Early Thorn [2]; Scalloped Oak [1]; Swallow-tailed Moth [3]; Willow Beauty [4]; Clouded Silver [1]; Light Emerald [1]; Straw Dot [1]; The Snout [1]; Buff Ermine [1]; Dingy Footman [3]; Common Footman [16]; The Fan-foot [3]; Burnished Brass [1]; Silver Y [1]; Plain Golden Y [3]; Dagger species [1]; Poplar Grey [1]; The Coronet [1]; Marbled Beauty [2]; The Uncertain [13]; The Rustic [5]; Large Nutmeg [1]; Dark Arches [26]; Light Arches [1]; Common Rustic species [3]; Marbled Minor species [2]; Bright-line Brown-eye [6]; Common Wainscot [1]; Smoky Wainscot [1]; The Clay [1]; Heart and Dart [8]; The Flame [6]; Large Yellow Underwing [2]; Setaceous Hebrew Character [1] and Double Square-spot [1].


Orchard Ermine


Euzophera pinguis


Gold Spot


Mother of Pearl


Scoparia pyralella


Donacaula forficella


Wormwood Pug


Scalloped Oak


Dingy Footman


Burnished Brass


Light Arches


Double Square-spot

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