Moth Trapping - NE Hants ~ 16-17/04/20 ~
Last night I put the moth trap out for the first time since I left for Australia back in June 2019. The weather was reasonably calm and overcast for most of the night, dropping to around 4℃, and with a bit of light rain in the early hours.
The catch consisted of 27 moths of 17 species; highlights were 2 Grey Birch, 1 Great Prominent & 1 Purple Thorn. Prior to this morning, I had only seen one Grey Birch before, so they were a particular surprise! See the table below for a full species breakdown:
Last night I put the moth trap out for the first time since I left for Australia back in June 2019. The weather was reasonably calm and overcast for most of the night, dropping to around 4℃, and with a bit of light rain in the early hours.
The catch consisted of 27 moths of 17 species; highlights were 2 Grey Birch, 1 Great Prominent & 1 Purple Thorn. Prior to this morning, I had only seen one Grey Birch before, so they were a particular surprise! See the table below for a full species breakdown:
Species
|
Count
| |
Brimstone Moth
|
Opisthograptis luteolata
|
1
|
Light Brown Apple-moth
|
Epiphyas postvittana
|
1
|
Satellite
|
Eupsilia transversa
|
1
|
Brown-spot Flat-body
|
Agonopterix alstromeriana
|
1
|
Purple Thorn
|
Selenia tetralunaria
|
1
|
Ruddy Streak
|
Tachystola acroxantha
|
1
|
Common Quaker
|
Orthosia cerasi
|
2
|
Hebrew Character
|
Orthosia gothica
|
2
|
Nut-tree Tussock
|
Colocasia coryli
|
1
|
Brindled Beauty
|
Lycia hirtaria
|
4
|
Oak-tree Pug
|
Eupithecia dodoneata
|
5
|
Brindled Pug
|
Eupithecia abbreviata
|
1
|
Great Prominent
|
Peridea anceps
|
1
|
Clouded Drab
|
Orthosia incerta
|
1
|
Grey Birch
|
Aethalura punctulata
|
2
|
Iron Prominent
|
Notodonta dromedarius
|
1
|
Pale Mottled Willow
|
Caradrina clavipalpis
|
1
|
 |
| Grey Birch Aethalura punctulata |
 |
| Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius |
 |
| Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria |
 |
| Great Prominent Peridea anceps |
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