Last night was one of those rare occasions when the weather works out really well for an organised event - the best moth trapping conditions of the year so far. Chris Manley, Hugh Lansdown and I ran 7 traps (3 MV, 4 Actinic) across the Median Farm (Cross Hands) site - almost blanket coverage. Although we couldn't quite match Barry's herculean efforts, the moth list so far stands at 106 species, and I don't have Chris's complete list yet.
Highlights among the macros included Alder Kitten (3), Miller, Alder Moth, Cream Wave, Grey Birch, Lobster, Marbled Brown, Sharp-angled Peacock, Oblique Carpet, Small Dotted Buff and Eyed Hawk.
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| Alder Kitten |
Among the micros were two plumes,
Platyptilia isodactyla and
gonodactyla, as well as
Elachista subalbidella (good numbers),
Eulia ministrana,
Incurvaria oehlmanniella,
Epermenia falciformis,
Tinea semifulvella,
Eudonia pallida,
Mompha locupletella,
M. raschkiella,
Ancylis mitterbacheriana,
Apoaerema anthyllidella and
Phylloporia bistrigella. Plus some tricky
Agonopterix still to work out.
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| Ancylis mitterbacheriana |
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| Apoaerema anthyllidella |
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| Phylloporia bistrigella |
George
A much better selection of micros compared to mine, but the macros look very similar. The Phyllopora looks smart
ReplyDeleteLooking at your list, we only had two micro species in common! In total around 64 species in common, meaning there were at least 170 species on the wing in those few square miles of Carms last night!
ReplyDeleteNice photos of nice moths George - as always. I`ll be doing my last `Thursday captures` blog as soon as I get the chance. I did n`t record as much as the `Beast from the East` (BS) though, but some interesting species nevertheless.
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