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, 29 February 2012

28th Feb 2012 ... Garden trap results.....

Overnight min. temp.... 8.1deg,  low cloud, fine drizzle or heavy mist.
14 moths of  9 species was a good return with a year first Agonopterix alstromeriana.
A record number of Satellite (4) was nothing compared to the 20+ in Bennyboymothmans garden trap !

Trap results:-
2187.....Common Quaker....................Orthosia cerasi
2188.....Clouded Drab.........................Orthosia incerta
2243.....Early Grey...............................Xylocampa aereola
2256.....Satellite x 4.............................Eupsilia transversa
0688.....Agonopterix heracliana x 2
0695.....Agonopterix alstromeriana, ...  year first
0998.....Epiphyas postvittana
1025.....Tortricodes alternella x 2
1524.....Emmelina monodactyla



Epiphyas postvittana


Tortricodes alternella


Agonopterix alstromeriana

Common Quaker, ...Orthosia cerasi


Clouded Drab, ... Orthosia incerta

Satellite, ... Eupsilia transversa

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