A visit to the trap this morning proved fruitful. In total, 5 moths of 5 species, an improvement on the past few days. A feathered thorn was roosting on the perspex and became to 200th macro species for this year. A check through the egg boxes gave up a lesser yellow underwing, setaceous hebrew character, a very worn copper underwing and a Blair's shoulder knot, another new for year species.
Last year the total macro species trapped was 210, so well in line to pass this total.
With 180 micro species also noted, it is still possible, only just, to pass 400 species for the year, but 20 new for the year species needed, a big ask, perhaps.
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| worn copper underwing |
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| feathered thorn: 200th macro species for 2015 |
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| Blair's shoulder knot: 201st macro |
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