As it was National Moth Night, I thought I would give a little more attention to the trap last night, so potted or listed everything that came past the trap as well as identified this morning the contents. Finished at 2a.m. and was back, in the rain, fairly early at first light to check those roosting on the fence and to close the trap to stop escapees.
All in all a good night with 43 species represented and a total of 80 moths. A good haul for the garden.
Several new for the year moths, that are always expected in early July: swallowtail moth, Freyer's pug, dingy footman and latticed heath in the macros and
Anania coronata and
Udea prunalis in the micros. However, new for the garden was a fine example of
Argyresthia goedartella, an amazing metallic gold micro, common for Herts. but needs birch trees nearby.
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| Emmelina monodactyla |
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| Rather worn Freyer's pug |
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| Yponomeuta evonymella |
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| Swallowtail moth |
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| Dingy footman |
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| Anania coronata |
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| Udea prunalis |
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| Argyresthia goedartella |
Full species list from last night:
Macros:
Freyer's pug (2) swallowtail moth (2), Common footman (7), Beautiful hooktip (3), least carpet (2), Dingy footman, Riband wave, Lattice heath, Clouded silver, fan foot (3), Dot moth (3), Privet hawkmoth, Bright line brown eye (2) mottled rustic, dark arches (5), Engrailled, Dwarf cream wave, Rustic, Flame, Heart and Club, Common wainscot (2), Green pug.
Micros:
Agapeta hamana, Crassa unitella, Cydia pomonella (2) Eudonia mercurella (4), Anania hortulata, Chrysoteuchia culmella (4), Pandemis cerasana, Celypha lacuana, Pleuroptya ruralis (2), Notocelia uddmanniana, Aphomia sociella (2), Eudonia lacustrata (2), Argyresthia goedartella, Hedya pruniana, Anania coronata, Udea prunalis, Yponomeuta evonymella, Emmelina monodactyla, Pterophorus pentadactyla.
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