Garden moths VC12 ~ 21-22/04/20 ~
I put the moth trap out again last night as the forecast was for it to be ~9°C and cloudy. This was not the case however, and the cloud didn't materialise, causing it to be a rather chilly night instead! The moths weren't completely deterred though, and when I checked the trap at about 7am, I found 13 moths of 10 species.
Three of these species were new for the year: Early Grey Xylocampa areola, Frosted Green Polyploca ridens and the delightful Pine Beauty Panolis flammea. The highlight of the catch came in the form of a melanistic (all black) Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria. It was a real stunner and not a form I'd heard of before, so it was pretty cool to see.
Species
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Count
| |
Brindled Beauty
|
Lycia hirtaria
|
3
|
Common Slender
|
Gracillaria syringella
|
1
|
Early Grey
|
Xylocampa areola
|
1
|
Frosted Green
|
Polyploca ridens
|
1
|
Grey Pine Carpet
|
Thera obeliscata
|
1
|
Hebrew Character
|
Orthosia gothica
|
1
|
Pale Mottled Willow
|
Caradrina clavipalpis
|
1
|
Pine Beauty
|
Panolis flammea
|
1
|
Shuttle-shaped Dart
|
Agrotis puta
|
2
|
Sulphur Tubic
|
Esperia sulphurella
|
1
|
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| 2x Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria, including the melanistic form |
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| Melanistic Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria |
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| Pine Beauty Panolis flammea |
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| Frosted Green Polyploca ridens |
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