Tuesday 26 July 2011

Last night's catch

Here is what I caught last night. The minimum temperature was 12c. I trapped with two traps, a 125w with a clear MV bulb (lets out out more light) and a 400w trap (also MV).
You can see how big the 400w bulbs are, from the photo, also visible is the clear 125w.


Name 125w 400w



Magpie Moth 2
Common Footman 21 57
Dingy Footman 7 17
Clay 1 3
Dark Arches 3 29
Small Fan-footed Wave 2 6
Flame Carpet 2
Common Carpet 6 4
July Highflyer 2 5
Small Rivulet 3
Purple Thorn 4
Muslin Footman 7 27
Heart and Dart 12 5
Large Yellow Underwing 39 33
Smoky Wainscot 5 2
Common Rustic agg. 22 36
Small Dotted Buff 3 3
Light Emerald 1 2
Uncertain 13 7
Beautiful Hook-tip 1 5
Burnished Brass 2 2
Snout 1 2
Fan Foot 1
Herald 1
Riband Wave 7 8
Lesser Swallow Prominent 1
Chinese Character 1 3
August Thorn 1 1
Early Thorn 2 7
Poplar Hawk Moth 1 3
Brimstone 3
Marbled Minor agg. 1 5
Yellow-tail 3 7
Dark Spectacle 1
September Thorn 1 1
Shaded Broad Bar 1
Double Square Spot 8 8
Small Scallop 1
Plain Golden Y 1
Light Arches 6
Dun-bar 1 5
Buff Arches 4 1
Triple-spotted Clay 2 1
Rustic 2 1
Scalloped Oak 5 3
Pinion Streaked Snout 7
Beautiful Golden Y 2
Pebble Prominent 1 1
Clouded Border 1
Willow Beauty 1
Flame Shoulder 1
Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing 1
Scarce Footman 1
Straw Dot 1
Silver Y 1
Double-striped Pug 3 1
Dagger agg. 1
Blackneck 1
Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing 1 2
Elephant Hawk Moth 1
Coxcomb Prominent 1
Large Emerald 1
Oak Hook-tip 5
Swallow-tailed Moth 1
Bright-line Brown-eye 3
Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
Peppered Moth 1
Poplar Grey 1
Antler Moth 1
V-Pug 2
Double Lobed 1
Swallow Prominent 1
Iron Prominent 1
Drinker 1
True Lovers Knot 1
Plain Wave 1
Rivulet 1
Svensson's Copper Underwing  1
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
Scarce Silver Line 1
Antler Moth 1
Common Wainscot 1
Ling Pug 1



Agriphila straminella 20 84
Udea Prunalis 3 7
Mother of Pearl 2 7
Bird Cherry Ermine 1
Agapeta zoegana  1
Cochylis hybridella 1 3
Gold Triangle 2
Chrysoteuchia culmella 1
Garden Pebble 1
Agapeta hamana  1
Honeysuckle Moth 1
Agriphila inquinatella 2
Celypha striana 1
Hellinsia osteodactylus 1 1
Carcina quercana 3
Apple Ermine 1
Agriphila tristella  1 1
Trachycera advenella 2
Blastobasis adustella 1
Scoparia ambigualis 1 1
Eucosma cana  2
Dipleurina lacustrata  1
Aethes rubigana  1
Udea lutealis 1
Epiblema uddmanniana  1
Catoptria falsella 1
Ancylis achatana  1
Epiblema trimaculana 1
Mompha propinquella  1




Total Species in 125w: 81
Total Species in 400w: 74
Total Species: 112
Total Moths in 125w: 270
Total Moths in 400w: 462
Total Moths: 732
My highlight, Scarce Silver Line

I trapped with the 125w in by far the best moth-ing  location I know, I trapped with the 400w just outside the house. If I had swapped trap positions, I'm sure the 400w would have had many more.

Among the list was one new macro for me, Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, and many new micros. Also had plenty of NFYs, such as Scarce Silver Line, Double Lobed, Svensson's Copper Underwing, True Lovers Knot, and probably a few I've missed.

Douglas.

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