WINE RACE 2016 .. MATTc380 .. TRENT 353 .. BEN 347 ...... Garden species:- Macros 357, Micros 365, Total 722

Saturday, 10 March 2012

9th March 2012...Reasons to be cheerful

Overnight min. temp. 5.9 deg.  clear, 90% waning moon, chilly breeze.
An excellent night for the garden traps with a year first Oak Beauty followed by a garden first Twin-spotted Quaker.
17 moths of 6 species :-

1930 ... Oak Beauty, year first,..........................Biston strataria
2189 ... Twin-spotted Quaker, garden first, .... Orthosia munda
2190 ... Hebrew Character, x 2 ........................ Orthosia gothica
0688 ... Agonopterix heracliana x 4
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla x 6



OAK BEAUTY, Biston strataria



TWIN-SPOTTED QUAKER, Orthosia munda

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  1. Jerry10 March 2012 at 10:24

    Wow, your year-list is coming along very nicely. Not that I'm envious or anything!

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    1. Trent Duval10 March 2012 at 12:33

      Cheers Jerry, I may celebrate the Twin-spotted Quaker with a glass of that Brighton Ale !

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    2. Jerry10 March 2012 at 13:41

      Yep, that's top nectar Trent!

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