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

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

30th April 2013 ... Nice end to the month, but still cold.

Temperatures hit a low of zero degrees last night and only 8 moths were recorded in and around the traps.
My third ever Streamer was a good Dells moth and it was nice to get a Dark Sword-grass as I missed it last year.

1747 .. Anticlea derivata ... The Streamer ... 1, YF
1747 ... The Streamer,  Anticlea derivata
1862 .. Gymnoscelis rufifasciata ... Double-striped Pug ... 1
2091 .. Agrotis ipsilon ... Dark Sword-grass ... 1, YF

2091 ... Dark Sword-grass,  Agrotis ipsilon
2182 ... Orthosia cruda ... Small Quaker ... 1
2190 ... Orthosia gothica ... Hebrew Character ... 2
2243 ... Xylocampa areola ... Early Grey ... 2

On the sunny wall this morning ....
Common Lizard, minus tail, probably had a close encounter with one of the cats ....

Common Lizard ... Lacerta vivipara

2 comments:

  1. Nice early migrant! I had quite a few in last May, including Pearly Underwing, Small Mottled Willow and Small Marbled....but I think where I use to live was on a migrant inter-cepting route (high up with no other lights around)
    Slowly falling back on garden species at the moment, but Streamer rescued me this morning.
    Happy trapping!
    Ben

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    1. PU, SMW and SM would all be garden firsts for me. Matt has had SMW twice in his garden and he is only 3 miles away as the moth flies so I live in hope.
      2 Muslins and a Powdered Quaker kept me ticking over this morning, with Common Q, Small Q.
      Those Orthosia's are here for the nice summer we are going to have !
      Ever optimistic ;)

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