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Saturday 30 September 2017

Moth update: 450th species for the year

A relatively quiet time with moth trapping recently, with several new species for the year being taken but nothing unexpected. New for years have been:
Ypsolopha sequella (12.ix.17) Westland Green
Turnip moth (12.ix.17) Garden
Brown spot pinion (13.ix.17) Garden
Black rustic (14.ix.17) Garden
Barred sallow (24.ix.17) Garden
Mallow (24.ix.17) Garden
Lunar underwing (24.ix.17) Garden
Beaded Chestnut (25.ix.17) Garden
Grey pine carpet (25.ix.17) Garden
Feathered thorn (26.ix.17) Pig's Green
Sallow (26.ix.17) Garden
Large ranuculus (27.ix.17) Garden
Pink barred sallow (28.ix.17) Garden

The pink barred sallow of the other night was the 450th moth species of the year: 265 macros, 185 micros made up of 9426 moths trapped and identified this year.
Ypsolopha sequella

Turnip moth

Brown spot pinion

Black rustic

Barred sallow

Mallow

Beaded chestnut

Grey pine carpet

Feathered thorn

Sallow

Large ranunculus




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