Light-trapping details and summaries
Eakring August-October 2004
 
All light-trapping carried out with a portable 125W MV light/Skinner trap
New species/personal first for the area is indicated by *
Species listed in dark grey refer to migrants
 
September 5th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and warm. Temperature dropping to 16C. Trap was run from 20:20-22:20h. Total catch was 125 moths of 28 species. A warm and still night provided suitable conditions for good numbers of Water Veneer. If the Red Hill site had been used, then counts would have been much higher. Two new species for the area included Black Rustic and Acleris laterana. The Single-dotted Wave was the first record for many weeks.
         
Sept 2nd Red Hill
Summary : Clear and mild. Temperature dropping to 11.5C. Trap was run from 20:35-22:25h. Total catch was 63 moths of just 10 species.
         
August 26th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild with fairly brisk wind at first, but MV light sheltered. Temperature dropping to 15.5C. Trap was run from 20:30-23:20h. Total catch was 86 moths of 29 species.
         
August 22nd Red Hill
Summary : Clear and fairly mild but feeling cool in south-easterly breeze. Temperature dropping to 13C. Trap was run from 20:45-21:55h. Total catch was 44 moths of 15 species.
         
August 21st Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and fairly mild. Temperature dropping to 10.5C. Trap was run from 21:25-23:25h. Total catch was 68 moths of 30 species.
         
August 15th Red Hill
Summary : Clear and fairly mild, with cool south-easterly breeze. Temperature dropping to 15.5C. Trap was run from 21:10-23:45h. Total catch was 169 moths of 32 species. Site chosen to aid capture of migrants, with open situation etc. Moth numbers continue to drop. Svenssons Copper Underwing was new for the area.
1305 Agriphila tristella 35
1304 Agriphila straminella 21
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 21
1331 Water Veneer 14
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 13
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 13
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 6
2199 Common Wainscot 6
2133 Six-striped Rustic 4
1388 Udea lutealis 3
2441 Silver Y 3
2134 Square-spot Rustic 3
2112.Least Yellow Underwing 3
1405 Mother of Pearl 3
1825 Lime-speck Pug 2
1738.Common Carpet 2
2343.Common Rustic 2
0015 Orange Swift 1
2064.Ruby Tiger 1
2298 Svensson's Copper Underwing * 1
2439.Gold Spot 1
0610 Elachista argentella 1
2341 Cloaked Minor 1
2306.Angle Shades 1
2176.Antler Moth 1
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
2299 Mouse Moth 1
2007 Swallow Prominent 1
0695.Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
2474 Straw Dot 1
2110.Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
0873.Blastodacna lignea 1
         
August 14th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and warm. Temperature dropping to 16C. Trap was run from 21:15-23:30h. Total catch was 209 moths of 43 species. Several new moths for the area were trapped. Numbers well down on just a few days ago, probably because of the heavy rain recently.
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 26
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 19
1439.Trachycera advenella 17
1305 Agriphila tristella 16
1138 Epinotia nisella 13
0969.Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix 12
0873.Blastodacna lignea 12
Cnephasia agg 11
1405.Mother of Pearl 11
1304 Agriphila straminella 9
2111.Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 8
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 6
2441 Silver Y 4
2133 Six-striped Rustic 4
2343 Common Rustic 4
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 3
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 3
1470 Euzophera pinguis 3
0858 Hypatima rhomboidella * 2
1738 Common Carpet 2
0417 Argyresthia spinosella 2
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1016 Cnephasia longana 1
1834 Common Pug 1
2134 Square-spot Rustic 1
1906.Brimstone 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1
0287 Caloptilia robustella 1
2352.Dusky Sallow 1
1331.Water Veneer 1
2297 Copper Underwing * 1
2293.Marbled Beauty 1
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2341 Cloaked Minor 1
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
0658.Carcina quercana 1
1752 Purple Bar * 1
0464 Diamond-back Moth 1
1261 Codling Moth 1
2306 Angle Shades 1
1413 Gold Triangle 1
1041 Acleris sparsana * 1
2092.Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
         
August 10th Red Hill
Summary : Clear skies and warm. Temperature dropping to 16C. Trap was run from 21:15-23:15h. Total catch was 208 moths of 42 species. The evening saw the trapping of the area's first Dark Sword-grass, along with increasing numbers of other migrants - Silver Y's and a single Diamond-back Moth. The Olive is Grade 3 listed in Nottinghamshire and there was the fifth Pine Hawk-moth of the year. Two potentially quite rare species trappped were Calamotropha paludella (a largely fenland species with a south-easterly bias in the UK) and Eucosma obumbratana. There was also another good showing of Water Veneer at the trap.
1331 Water Veneer 48
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 23
1305 Agriphila tristella 19
1304 Agriphila straminella 11
2343.Common Rustic 10
1405.Mother of Pearl 9
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 8
1294 Crambus pascuella 6
2441.Silver Y 5
2111.Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 5
1388 Udea lutealis 5
2102 Flame Shoulder 4
2321 Dark Arches 4
1825.Lime-speck Pug 4
1439.Trachycera advenella 4
2198 Smoky Wainscot 4
0873 Blastodacna lignea 4
1293.Chrysoteuchia culmella 3
1884.Magpie 3
1738 Common Carpet 2
1713.Riband Wave 2
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2439 Gold Spot 2
2474 Straw Dot 2
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 2
2064.Ruby Tiger 1
1742.Yellow Shell 1
1906 Brimstone 1
2318.Dun-bar 1
2145 Nutmeg 1
0464.Diamond-back Moth ** 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave 1
1413 Gold Triangle 1
1978.Pine Hawk-moth 1
2312 Olive * 1
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
2341 Cloaked Minor 1
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2091 Dark Sword-grass ** * 1
1292 Calamotropha paludella * 1
1150.Epinotia abbreviana 1
1202 Eucosma obumbratana * 1
         
August 8th Red Hill
Summary : Overcast and humid. Temperature dropping to 18.5C. Trap was run from 23:50-01:15h. Total catch was 255 moths of 41 species. There was a first area record of Dark Spinach and the Ancylosis oblitella which was trapped, may be something of note.
1305 Agriphila tristella 45
2107.Large Yellow Underwing 30
1405 Mother of Pearl 16
2343 Common Rustic 15
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 15
2198.Smoky Wainscot 15
1304 Agriphila straminella 15
1294 Crambus pascuella 12
2111.Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 10
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 9
1738 Common Carpet 8
1388 Udea lutealis 6
2321 Dark Arches 5
1063 Celypha striana 5
1301.Crambus lathoniellus 4
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 4
1437 Acrobasis consociella 4
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 3
1439 Trachycera advenella 3
0873.Blastodacna lignea 3
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella 2
2341 Cloaked Minor 2
2441 Silver Y 2
1713 Riband Wave 2
2112.Least Yellow Underwing 2
2102.Flame Shoulder 2
1884 Magpie 2
1467.Ancylosis oblitella * 1
0947 Aethes smeathmanniana 1
1126 Ancylis badiana 1
1749.Dark Spinach * 1
2145 Nutmeg 1
2306.Angle Shades 1
1937 Willow Beauty 1
2007 Swallow Prominent 1
0937.Agapeta hamana 1
2352 Dusky Sallow 1
2299 Mouse Moth 1
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
1150 Epinotia abbreviana 1
1331 Water Veneer 1
         
August 7th Lound Wood
Summary : Partially clear and warm. Temperature only dropping to 20C. Trap was run from 21:15-23:45h. Another excellent night's catch, consisting of 466 moths of 67 species. Seven moths new to the area were trapped.
Cnephasia sp agg 65
2107.Large Yellow Underwing 37
1405.Mother of Pearl 23
0969 Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix * 22
1304.Agriphila straminella 22
2109.Lesser Yellow Underwing 21
1437 Acrobasis consociella 18
1016 Cnephasia longana 16
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 14
2343.Common Rustic 14
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 13
1439 Trachycera advenella 12
1738 Common Carpet 12
0642.Batia unitella 12
0873 Blastodacna lignea 11
1305 Agriphila tristella 9
2198 Smoky Wainscot 7
1138 Epinotia nisella * 7
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 7
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 7
1294 Crambus pascuella 6
1338.Dipleurina lacustrata 6
0695.Agonopterix alstromeriana 6
0417 Argyresthia spinosella 6
1205.Spilonota occelana 5
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 5
1884.Magpie 4
1424 Endotricha flammealis 4
2112 Least Yellow Underwing 4
1261.Codling Moth 4
1470.Euzophora pinguis 4
2318.Dun-bar 4
0658 Carcina quercana 3
1708 Single-dotted Wave 3
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 3
2299 Mouse Moth 3
0411.Argyresthesia goedartella 3
0455.Ypsolopha scabrella 3
1726 Large Twin-spot Carpet 3
2007 Swallow Prominent 2
2441 Silver Y 2
1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla 2
0874.Blastobasis decolorella 2
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella * 2
0689.Agonopterix ciliella 2
1937.Willow Beauty 2
1777.July Highflyer 2
1690 Small Blood-vein 2
0937.Agapeta hamana 2
2030.Yellow Tail 1
1030 Eana incanana 1
1390 Udea prunalis 1
2352.Dusky Sallow 1
1413 Gold Triangle 1
1759 Small Phoenix 1
1646 Oak Hook-tip 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
0459.Ypsolopha sylvella * 1
2360 Ear Moth * 1
0464 Diamond-back Moth 1
2011.Pale Prominent 1
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1183 Epiblema foenella * 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent * 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
2338 Rufous Minor 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
         
August 3rd Red Hill
Summary : Heavily overcast with some occasional light rain and humid. Temperature only dropping to 17C. Trap was run from 21:45-22:45h. A catch of 346 moths of 40 species, was huge for such a short period. Trapping session finished after an hour due to rain. Large numbers of Water Veneer was notable, with the nearest water around 400 metres away. Good numbers also of Ruby Tiger and the first Silver Y for a few weeks. There was also a second site record of Catoptria falsella - a species also turning up at other MV lights (and out of typical habitat) across the UK
1331 Water Veneer 55
1304.Agriphila straminella 40
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 35
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 33
2198 Smoky Wainscot 27
2343 Common Rustic 23
2321.Dark Arches 17
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 17
2064.Ruby Tiger 15
1405.Mother of Pearl 15
1305.Agriphila tristella 12
1738 Common Carpet 4
1439 Trachycera advenella 4
1294 Crambus pascuella 4
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 3
1777.July Highflyer 3
2111.Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3
2341 Cloaked Minor 3
1205 Spilonota occelana 3
1016 Cnephasia longana 3
2193 Clay 2
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2299 Mouse Moth 2
1803 Small Rivulet 2
0873 Blastodacna lignea 2
2047 Scarce Footman 2
0937.Agapeta hamana 2
2352.Dusky Sallow 1
0015.Orange Swift 1
2102.Flame Shoulder 1
1906 Brimstone 1
1413 Gold Triangle 1
0014 Ghost Moth 1
0947 Aethes smeathmanniana 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave 1
1388 Udea lutealis 1
2441.Silver Y 1
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1941 Mottled Beauty 1
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
 
Moth trapping results 2004
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