I ran a garden moth trap over night on 20th August 2020. Overnight wind and rain ruined what would otherwise have been a pretty good session. The results are as follows in no particular order:- Willow Beauty 5; Brimstone Moth 8; Lime-speck Pug 2; Setaceous Hebrew Character 5; Large Yellow Underwing 27; Garden Carpet 2; Common Wainscot 7; Silver Y 12; Shuttle-shaped Dart 3; Green Carpet 1; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 4; Lesser Yellow Underwing 4; Double-striped Pug 3; Flame Shoulder 5; Marbled Beauty 6; Dark Arches 1; Spectacle 1; Gold Spot 2; Dusky Thorn 2; Canary-shouldered Thorn 1; Square-sport […]
I ran a garden moth trap overnight on 13th August 2020. The results are as follows in no particular order:- Copper Underwing 6; Shuttle-shaped Dart 17; Brimstone Moth 1; Marbled Beauty 4; Willow Beauty 7; Lime Speck Pug 1; Flame Shoulder 3; Silver Y 11; Setaceous Hebrew Character 6; Large Yellow Underwing 36; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 15; Dark Arches 3; Spectacle 2; Riband Wave 4; Gold Spot 4; Ruby Tiger 3; Buff Footman 1; Cloaked Minor 2; Common Wainscot 1; Knot Grass 1; Double Striped Pug 2; Common Marbled Carpet 1; Rustic 2; Agriphila tristella 1; Pyrausta aurata (Mint […]
I ran a garden Moth Trap overnight on 7th August 2020, results are as follows in no particular order. This was the most productive garden moth trap so far this year, with 44 species and 126 moths. Grey Dagger 3; Small Phoenix 1; Willow Beauty 8; Marbled Beauty 12; Flame Shoulder 2; Common Carpet 4; Garden Carpet 1; Double-striped Pug 2; Canary-shouldered Thorn 1; Riband Wave 10; Large Yellow Underwing 12; Ruby Tiger 3; Shuttle-shaped Dart 6 (1 female); Yellow-barred Brindle 1; Copper Underwing 2; Cloaked Minor 8; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1; Least Carpet 1; Smoky Wainscot 1; Scalloped […]
I ran a garden Moth Trap overnight on 5th August and the results as follows in no particular order :- Knot Grass 3; (NFG); Poplar Grey 1; Marbled Beauty 9; Common Footman 1; Scarce Footman 1; Buff Footman 2; Dingy Footman 1; Riband Wave 7; Large Yellow Underwing 19; Flame Shoulder 2; Willow Beauty 6; Ingrailed Clay 1; Ruby Tiger 1; Brimstone Moth 1; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3; Canary-shouldered Thorn 1; Gold Spot 1; Cloaked Minor 3; Shuttle-shaped Dart 3; Common Carpet 3; Clay 1; Pyrausta aurata (Mint Moth) 1; Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle) 1; Scoparia ambigualis 4; Agriphila […]