WINE RACE 2016 .. MATTc380 .. TRENT 353 .. BEN 347 ...... Garden species:- Macros 357, Micros 365, Total 722

Wednesday 3 August 2011

31st July 2011...Hot August nights ahead

Min overnight temp...14.8
Calm, overcast.
July ended a little bit like, errm, July ! And the early Aug forecast is for hot, sticky nights, Mothtastic.
40 macro and 31 micro species were recorded on a warm July evening, better late than never !
c80 Shuttle-shaped Darts were the bulk of the catch.
Highlights were Yellow-barred Brindle, Small Ranunculus, Lychnis, Pebble Hook-tip,
Buff Footman, Iron Prominent, Clouded Border.
Agriphila tristella was a first for the year

YELLOW-BARRED BRINDLE


CLOUDED BORDER


BUFF FOOTMAN
Thanks Andy & Melissa Banthorpe for confirming the ID


LYCHNIS



PEBBLE HOOK-TIP

AGRIPHILA TRISTELLA
Garden tally for 2011
waiting for a few gen. dets. but it's roughly 357 species

1 comment:

  1. Hi Trent did you see I had 239 tristellas in one trap the other night!

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