The topsy-turvy temperatures continue, and as can be seen by the stats below, there seems to be an exact mathematical equasion between temperatures and moth numbers.
One thing is for sure....7.1 degrees is chilly for the third week in July !
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30th July
min temp 9.6 deg
Species count ... 39
Moth count .......108
Most = Shuttle-shaped Dart, 44
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29th July
min temp 7.1 deg
Species count...27
Moth count......100
Most = Shuttle-shaped Dart, 49
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28th July
min temp 12.9 deg
Species count...59
Moth count.......195
Most = Shuttle-shaped Dart, 75
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Obviously the best night for a while was the 28th. It was warm and humid and The Dells traps/walls were very busy.
Nothing new on 29th/30th so I will list the haul on the 28th as this was the best night of the year so far.
Micros
2 x Pleuroptya ruralis (Mother of Pearl)
2 x Yponomeuta evonymella (Bird-cherry Ermine)
1 x Dichomeris marginella (Juniper Webber) FFY
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| DICHOMERIS MARGINELLA 862 |
1 x Parapoynx stratiotata (Ringed China-mark)
2 x Cydia pomonella (Codling Moth)
5 x Endotricha flammealis
2 x Cnephasia sp.
1 x Coleophorus sp.
3 x Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix)
1 x Pandemis heparana (Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix)
2 x Lozotaeniodes formosanus FFY
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| LOZOTAENIODES FORMOSANUS 1001 |
5 x Chrysoteuchia culmella (Common Grass Veneer)
3 x Crambus pascuella
1 x Yponomeuta cagnagella (Spindle Ermine)
1 x Agriphila straminella
1 x Blastobasis adustella
3 x Eudonia mercurella
1 x Zeiraphera isertana
1 x Eudemis profundana NFG
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| EUDEMIS PROFUNDANA 1113 |
2 x Argyrotaenia ljungiana
1 x Bryotropha terrella
1 x Eucosma cana
2 x Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth)
1 x Batia unitella
1 x Depressaria sp (Gen det result imminent)
1 x Dichrorampha acuminatana FFY
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| DICHRORAMPHA ACUMINATANA 1279 |
Macro
5 x Riband Wave
4 x Cloaked Minor
75 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
1 x The Rustic
3 x Scarce Footman
2 x Straw Underwing
1 x Tawney Speckled Pug f. fulvata, NFG
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| TAWNEY SPECKLED PUG f. FULVATA 1838 |
2 x Grey Dagger agg. a doo doo doo, push pineapple, open a vein !
It always reminds me of that appalling song every time I type Dagger agg.
2 x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
3 x Large Yellow Underwing
3 x Lesser Yellow Underwing
2 x Yellow Shell
3 x Least Carpet
4 x Common Rustic agg
1 x Dwarf Cream Wave
1 x Common Footman
6 x Ruby Tiger
1 x Black Arches NFG
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| BLACK ARCHES |
3 x Dark Arches
1 x Red Twin-spot Carpet
3 x Willow Beauty
1 x Small Ranunculus
1 x Leopard Moth
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| LEOPARD MOTH |
1 x Common Carpet
1 x Flame Shoulder
2 x Buff Ermine
3 x Uncertain
2 x Clay
1 x Single-dotted Wave
1 x Poplar Grey
4 x Turnip Moth
1 x Shaded Broad-bar FFY
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| SHADED BROAD-BAR |
Totals to date :-
351 species.....204 macro, 147 micro
