6.9 deg. min. temp. Heavy rain from dusk till dawn.
Here are the trap results from possibly the only active traps in Bedfordshire last night !
26 moths of 14 species, Treble-bar was unexpected
1 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella
1 .. 0688 .. Agonopterix heracliana
1 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
2 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
2 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 .. 1867 .. Treble-bar
2 .. 1927 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
2 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
4 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
4 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
1 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic
6th Oct....................................................................................
A different night altogether from the last two. No rain.
Clear skies, bright half moon and not a hint of breeze.
Temperatures fell to 3.3 deg which slowed down any activity, the highlight being a year first Beaded Chestnut in the trap....
2 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
2 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
2 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
2 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
3 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
2 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2267 .. Beaded Chestnut, year first
6 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
2 .. 2274 .. Sallow
1 .. 2441 .. Silver Y
7th Oct... 5.6 deg. min. calm with low level cloud.................................
1 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella
1 .. 1288 .. Alucita hexadactyla
2 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
3 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
2 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
5 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
5 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
2 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
3 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
4 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2263 .. Red-line Quaker, year first
5 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
1 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow
8th Oct...........................................................................................
Warm until skies cleared after midnight.
A good variety of moths were trapped including a garden first Rhomboid Tortrix, which was almost overlooked among the L.B.Apple Moths, and two Barred Sallow to add another tick to the struggling year list.
2 x Brimstone Moths were unexpected this late in the year.
1 .. 0464 .. Plutella xylostella .. Diamond-back Moth
1 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella .. White-shouldered House Moth
4 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana .. Light Brown Apple Moth
1 .. 1042 .. Acleris rhombana .. Rhomboid Tortrix, garden first
2 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
3 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 .. 1745 .. Mallow
1 .. 1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet
2 .. 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
4 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
4 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
9 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
7 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
2 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
2 .. 2272 .. Barred Sallow, year first
1 .. 2274 .. Sallow
1 .. 2306 .. Angle Shades
1 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow
NB: First Redwings for the year heard overhead
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