Tice as Nice

I was involved in leading a small mothing event last night at Tice's Meadow, Badshot Lea, which is a regenerating wetland site with willow scrub, and an area of a huge range of young planted native trees and shrubs.  I set up two traps by the wetland area, but the weather was against us, with an almost clear sky.  This site definitely warrants further investigation next year.  As a result of the weather, no unusual macros were seen, but three micro lifers were got.  These hinted at the quality of the wetland here.

4th August, Tice's Meadow (* = lifer):

1 Nemapogon clematella*  (a Fungi feeder)

1 Argyresthia goedartella

1 Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella*

2 Mompha epilobiella*

1 Endothenia marginana

1 Epinotia brunnichana

5 Agriphila straminella

1 Scoparia ambigualis

1 Buff Arches

2 Shaded Broad-bar

1 Common Carpet

1 Yellow Shell

1 Iron Prominent

1 Pale Prominent

1 Yellow-tail

1 Dingy Footman

3 Ruby Tiger

2 Flame Shoulder

3 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1 Square-spot Rustic

3 Clay

9 Smoky Wainscot

1 Dunbar

2 Dark Arches

3 Cloaked Minor

5 Common Rusitc

2 Uncertain

1 Straw Dot

Total: 28

Nemapogon clematella

Willow Ermine