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Saturday, 25 February 2012

24th Feb 2011 ... Dribs and Drabs

Overnight min. temp. 2.7 deg. mild early evening, slight breeze.
All moths caught before 7.30pm
A year first Clouded Drab enjoyed celebrity status before familiarity breeds contempt and the host that follow are unceremoniously shooed out of the box at the release point.
Common Quaker must be due anytime now.

Trap results:-

Dark Chestnut x 4
Clouded Drab ... year first
Agonopterix heracliana x 5
Emmelina monodactyla


                                          CLOUDED DRAB ... Orthosia incerta




                                          DARK CHESTNUT ... Conistra ligula
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2 comments:

  1. Tony Morris25 February 2012 at 11:23

    Nice catch, beats my 2 Pale Brindled Beauties last night, the first moths I've caught this year after several blank nights.

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  2. Trent Duval25 February 2012 at 12:44

    Thanks Tony, It's looking good for the next 3 or 4 nights, which is good news for the shareholders of my electricity supplier !

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