THE VARIOUS MOTH SPECIES FROM A BEDFORDSHIRE TOWN GARDEN.
Using home-made light traps and illuminated shed/garden walls to attract a huge variety of these seldom seen night creatures -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
2012 Year Tally to date :- Macros, 98 ... Micros, 52 ... Total, 150 species
This time last year Macros, 128 ... Micros, 80 ... Total, 208 species
Macro "Wine Bet" race at a glance Trent Duval, 98...v ... Captain Trappings, 85
Species total for The Dells garden ... 504 291 macro, 213 micro
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
21st Feb 2012 ... Garden Trap
Overnight min: 5.7 deg ... windy,
The wind chill felt more like 2 deg.
2 moths of 2 species trapped ...
It's 10 degrees in the garden tonight Ben, but the wind is a killer. Having said that, it is easing off so I'm hoping for a flurry of activity in the early hours. I get most of my moths an hour into darkness and an hour before dawn at this time of year depending on the weather.
Nice!
ReplyDeletenever had a GSK at the start of the year, mine have all been Autumn records.
It is so mild out there tonight and already potted up fifteen!
It's 10 degrees in the garden tonight Ben, but the wind is a killer.
DeleteHaving said that, it is easing off so I'm hoping for a flurry of activity in the early hours.
I get most of my moths an hour into darkness and an hour before dawn at this time of year depending on the weather.