A good night for moths! There were 284 moths from 26 species in the trap this morning, large numbers of Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Square Spot Rustic.
New for us this year were an Orange Swift, Peach Bossom and two Light Emerald moths.
The Peach Blossom had clearly been reading Waring and Townsend, it didn't enter the trap and was photographed on the adjacent wall.
DandJ
Sunday 31 August 2014
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Lighthouse Park
A couple of 3 hour sessions with the sheet on the 22nd & 24th August saw a drop in moth numbers but NFY were Old Lady, Centre-barred Sallow & a worn Mocha.
Monday 18 August 2014
imperial park
Found this Red Underwing on the factory wall this morning first one of the year despite putting sugar out at home over the last few weeks as i had a few last year with this method.
Saturday 9 August 2014
Seaview 8th August
Last night produced 209 moths from 41 species, an astonishing number. There were also signs of predation with pieces of poplar hawkmoth and red underwing unmistakable around the trap.
We too saw lime speck pug and a september thorn, also a V pug and a double-striped pug (photo). We had a pale mottled willow and a swallow prominent (photo), the first this year.
In the garden yesterday were a small copper and a common blue (photos), as well as a red admiral and many large whites!
Diana and John
We too saw lime speck pug and a september thorn, also a V pug and a double-striped pug (photo). We had a pale mottled willow and a swallow prominent (photo), the first this year.
In the garden yesterday were a small copper and a common blue (photos), as well as a red admiral and many large whites!
Diana and John
Thursday 7 August 2014
Lighthouse Park
Highlights from last nights trap Orange Swift, September Thorn, Brown-veined Wainscot & Lime Speck Pug.
Sunday 3 August 2014
Pantside, Newbridge - 3 August
I had a visit today to the Pant area near Newbridge to have a look at the landscaped colliery spoil there - it was very good for butterflies with 89 seen of 14 species: my first Grayling of the year; 42 Common Blue; Small and Essex Skipper; Small/Large & GV White; Peacock; Small Tort.; Comma; Small Copper; Meadow Brown; Gatekeeper and, the biggest surprise, at least x12 Clouded Yellow. In the case of the latter, I wondered if the numbers and freshness of the individuals might indicate local breeding.
On moths, a very worn 6-spot Burnet, Cinnabar Moth caterpillars, Pyrausta purpuralis and Evergestis pallidata.
On moths, a very worn 6-spot Burnet, Cinnabar Moth caterpillars, Pyrausta purpuralis and Evergestis pallidata.
Lighthouse Park
Just 38 moths of 23 species in a couple of hours with tubes & sheet last night NFY micro's Rusty-dot Pearl, Agriphila tristella & Agriphila straminella. The only macro NFY was this Oak Eggar.
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