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As of March 2015, an official website for Surrey Moths has been set-up here. There you'll find information on everything to do with the Surrey Branch of Butterfly Conservation, including the updated events calender for 2015. Hope to see you there!




Showing posts with label chocolate-tip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate-tip. Show all posts

Saturday, 7 August 2010

Still plenty of moths about - and predators

I had the trap on overnight on Thursday (5th August). The catch was not huge but included a couple of wasps and a dozen hornets - with the resultant carnage. I don't enjoy identifying moths from odd wings but I found a lesser swallow prominent's forewing and that of one of the kittens (probably sallow). A number of moths made their first appearance for some months - pale prominent, nut-tree tussock, coxcomb prominent. There were three September thorns, a scalloped oak, yellow-tail and a very faded common emerald.
A few random pictures follow:

straw underwing

shuttle-shaped dart

cloaked minor

The clay

common emerald

chocolate tip

Agapeta zoegana

Spilonota ocellana

Cochylimorpha straminea

German wasp Vespula germanica

Sunday, 16 May 2010

National Moth Night - 15th May

Last night was National Moth night when everyone is encouraged to record moths. Butterfly Conservation report that the no. of moths has declined by 40% in the last 30 years, so more study is needed.
In my corner of Surrey it was reasonably mild but with no cloud cover the moths weren't coming to the trap. I ended up with just seven moths.

chocolate-tip


common wave


iron prominent


Hebrew character


muslin moth


2 x unidentified pugs (very worn).