Last night was still and humid here.
This morning we were overwhelmed by the number of moths in and around our Robinson trap. We counted 160+ macro moths from 40+ species.
New for us were Lychnis, Barred yellow, White speck and Marbled green.
Most astonishing however were hundreds of Crambidae; in the trap, on the wall and floor and flying around even this morning.
Not being very skilled at identifying micros I await expert opinion, the attached photo illustrates our difficulties......
Diana and John
Hi Diana,
ReplyDeleteThat looks like Obscure Wainscot rather than White-speck.
George
The Crambid looks like Chrysoteuchia culmella. I agree with George that the Wainscot is an Obscure, which is likely to be a very good VC35 record.
ReplyDeleteWell done Diana and John on the Obscure Wainscot.
ReplyDeleteI can concur with you regarding the amount of moths found in the trap that morning- I had a horrendous time myself trying to sort them out!
All worth it though, as I had some very important species turn up.