Blog entry changed due to mis-ID's
Thanks Andy B for the corrections.
Conditions were perfect last night and when my 2nd ever Twin-spotted Quaker turned up early in the evening the omens looked good.....
31 moths of 17 species,
Garden trap results:-
o647... Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1... year first
0663... Diurnea fagella, 3 ... 2 x Male, 1 x Female
0688... Agonopterix heracliana 1
? 0892... Mompha subbistrigella 1... year first whatever it is (to be checked)
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| Mompha subbistrigella ? (to be confirmed) |
1862... Double-striped Pug, 2... Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
1917... Early Thorn, 1...year first... Selenia dentaria
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| Early Thorn, Selenia dentaria |
2187... Common Quaker, 5...Orthosia cruda
2188... Clouded Drab, 2 ... Orthosia incerta
2189... Twin-spotted Quaker, 1 ... Orthosia incerta
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| Twin-spotted Quaker, Orthosia incerta |
2237... Grey Shoulder-knot, 1 ...Lithophane ornitopus
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| Grey Shoulder-knot, Lithophane ornitopus |
2256... Satellite, 1 ... Eupsilia transversa
2258... Chestnut, 1 ... Conistra vaccinii
1053... Acleris hastiana ... garden first ( originally ID'd as Oak Nycteoline by Mr Magoo here)
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| ABOVE... Acleris hastiana |
The previous two nights were very average....
14th March...1.1 deg. calm, cold..clear with fog forming later
8 moths of 4 species........
2182 Small Quaker ..........................Orthosia cruda
2187 Common Quaker x 3 .............Orthosia cerasi
2190 Hebrew Character x 3.............Orthosia gothica
2243 Early Grey ..............................Xylocampa areola
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13th March...5.4 deg min, calm, low-level cloud
14 moths of 6 species........
0688 Agonopterix heracliana
1524 Emmelina monodactyla
2187 Common Quaker x 5.................Orthosia cerasi
2188 Clouded Drab ...........................Orthosia incerta
2190 Hebrew Character x 5...............Orthosia gothica
2243 Early Grey.................................Xylocampa areola
