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

Thursday, 23 February 2012

22nd Feb 2012 ... garden traps

Min overnight temp ...9 deg
Very windy, easing at 9pm
A little disappointing given the mild night.
Just one new for year micro to add.......

Satellite
Dark Chestnut
Epiphyas postvittana
Tortricodes alternella ... year first

1025 Tortricodes alternella

Dark Chestnut

Satellite

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