I have not trapped in the garden for some time, mainly due to the appalling clear weather we have had! I needed a mothing fix, so I went to Oaken Wood last night with Derek Coleman. Conditions were again poor, so I was quite surprised at the number of species we got by 23:30. The best from my point of view was the new species of Barred Umber, but we got a number of scarce species too, such as Great Oak Beauty, Four-dotted Footman, and Orange Moths.
21st May, Oaken Wood:
Green Carpet
Little Emerald
Common Swift
Orange Moth
Birch Mocha
Silver-ground Carpet
Purple Bar
Cream Wave
Treble-bar
Pale Tussock
Brown Silver-lines
Treble Lines
Common Marbled Carpet
Maiden's Blush
Four-dotted Footman
Pale Prominent
Scalloped Hazel
Barred Umber*
Green Silver-lines
Small White Wave
Great Oak Beauty
Marbled Brown
Light Emerald
Clouded Silver
Broken-barred Carpet
Blood Vein
Orange Footman
Treble Brown-spot
Buff Ermine
Oak Hook-tip
White Pinion-spotted
Flame Shoulder
Heart and Dart
Ingrailed Clay
Peacock
Common Pug
Alder Moth
Lobster Moth
Scorched Wing
Poplar Grey
White Ermine
Small Seraphim
Small Dotted Buff
Pale Oak Beauty
Foxglove Pug
Vine's Rustic
Total: 46
Cream Wave (none of us were sure, but thats the decision we came to)
Marbled Brown
Alder Moth
Orange Moth
Birch Mocha
Green Silver-lines
Great Oak Beauty
Barred Umber
Sorry for going off topic again, but I just have to share this shot I got of a Cream-spot Tiger in Brittany last week (There were lots of lepidopteran highlights there, but this was the only one I photographed):
Some great moths there, Sean. I'd love to get orange and alder among others.
ReplyDeleteAre you still using that old trap you bought of mine?
I have done badly recently... work, weather, etc, but hope to fit in a trapping night soon.
Ken