Light-trapping details and summaries
Eakring June-July 2005
 
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
 
July 16th Red Hill
Summary : Clear and mild. Catch consisted of 182 moths of 44 species in 2h 00m trapping time (22:10-00:10h) Temperature >10C. Pammene fasciana was new for the area.
2050 Common Footman 28
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 18
1304 Agriphila straminella 17
2321 Dark Arches 15
1294 Crambus pascuella 10
2198 Smoky Wainscot 9
2318 Dun-bar 8
2322 Light Arches 7
1906 Brimstone 7
1305 Agriphila tristella 6
2030 Yellow Tail 6
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave 4
1405 Mother of Pearl 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 3
2199 Common Wainscot 3
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 2
1063 Celypha striana 2
2381 Uncertain 2
1653 Buff Arches 2
2077 Short-cloaked Moth 2
1201 Eucosma cana 2
2098 Flame 2
2193 Clay 2
1803 Small Rivulet 2
2128 Double Square-spot 1
1738 Common Carpet 1
1759 Small Phoenix 1
0464 Diamond-back Moth 1
0868 Helcystogramma rufescens 1
0873 Blastodacna lignea 1
2338 Rufous Minor 1
1917 Early Thorn 1
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1236 Pammene fasciana * 1
1978 Pine Hawk-moth 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye 1
0937 Agapeta hamana 1
2477 Snout 1
1651 Chinese Character 1
0411 Argyresthesia goedartella 1
1192 Eucosma conterminana 1
2450 Spectacle 1
1758 Barred Straw 1
 
July 9th Red Hill
Summary : Clear and warm. The catch for the National Moth Night 2005 consisted of 218 moths of 63 species in 2h 00m trapping time (22:10-00:10h) Temperature 16-12C. Swallowtail and Buff Arches were both noted after long absences and Thistle Ermine was new for the area. The large number of species trapped, included many which were new for the year.
2050 Common Footman 27
1304 Agriphila straminella 13
2321 Dark Arches 15
2322 Light Arches 11
1294 Crambus pascuella 11
1405 Mother of Pearl 9
2098 Flame 8
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 6
2318 Dun-bar 6
2338 Rufous Minor 5
1758 Barred Straw 5
1906 Brimstone 5
1640 Drinker 5
2381 Uncertain 4
1302 Crambus perlella 4
1653 Buff Arches 4
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave 4
0014 Ghost Moth 3
2199 Common Wainscot 3
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 3
1331 Water Veneer 3
2030 Yellow Tail 3
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 3
2120 Ingrailed Clay 3
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye 2
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth 2
1388 Udea lutealis 2
2102 Flame Shoulder 2
0937 Agapeta hamana 2
2340 Middle-barred Minor 2
2343 Common Rustic 2
2089 Heart and Dart 2
1205 Spilonota occelana 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 2
0642 Batia unitella 2
0658 Carcina quercana 2
1742 Yellow Shell 1
1713 Riband Wave 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth 1
0874 Blastobasis decorella 1
0989 Timothy Tortrix 1
2477 Snout 1
2489 Fan-foot 1
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
2305 Small Angle Shades 1
1201 Eucosma cana 1
1654 Figure of Eighty 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot 1
1956 Common Wave 1
1458 Thistle Ermine * 1
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2284 Grey Dagger 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave 1
1192 Eucosma conterminana 1
2077 Short-cloaked Moth 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
0905 Blastodacna hellerella 1
2450 Spectacle 1
1390 Udea prunalis 1
 
June 23rd Red Hill
Summary : Overcast and warm. Catch consisted of 53 moths of 22 species in 1h 00m trapping time (22:30-23:30h) Temperature 14C. A quite poor night, which may have been due to the site chosen, rather than actual lack of moths on the wing.
 
June 20th Red Hill
Summary : Overcast and very mild. Catch consisted of 38 moths of 10 species in 0h 40m trapping time (22:10-22:50h) Temperature 14C.
 
June 19th Red Hill
Summary : Overcast and warm. Catch consisted of 47 moths of 12 species in 1h 00m trapping time (21:50-22:50h) Temperature 15C.
 
June 8th Red Hill
Summary : Overcast and warm. Catch consisted of 109 moths of 38 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:40-23:40h) Temperature 15C. A Green Arches was new for the area.
1906 Brimstone 11
1819 Mottled Pug 11
1727 Silver-ground Carpet 10
1776 Green Carpet 6
1958 Clouded Silver 5
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 5
1834 Common Pug 5
0017 Common Swift 5
2474 Straw Dot 5
1738 Common Carpet 4
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix 3
0287 Caloptilia robustella 2
0246 Tinea semifulvella 2
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagna 2
2340 Middle-barred Minor 2
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 2
0495 Coleophora spinella 2
2060 White Ermine 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 2
0216 Cork Moth 2
1802 Rivulet 2
2028 Pale Tussock 2
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 1
1902 Brown Silver-line 1
2120 Ingrailed Clay 1
2011 Pale Prominent 1
1652 Peach Blossom 1
1682 Blood-vein 1
0385 Anthophila fabriciana 1
2138 Green Arches 1
1010 Lobesia reliquana 1
1201 Eucosma cana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
2098 Flame 1
2102 Flame Shoulder 1
2337 Marbled Minor 1
1333 Scoparia pyralella 1
0125 Emmetia marginea 1
1759 Small Phoenix 1
 
June 4th Red Hill
Summary : Overcast with occasional light rain and mild. Catch consisted of 127 moths of 38 species in 2h 00m trapping time (22:10-00:10h) Temperature 13C. An increase in the number of species trapped this evening. Spuleria flavicaput was a first for the area.
1776 Green Carpet 19
0017 Common Swift 15
1906 Brimstone 6
1802 Rivulet 6
1819 Mottled Pug 5
2028 Pale Tussock 4
2102 Flame Shoulder 4
1738 Common Carpet 4
2098 Flame 4
2145 Nutmeg 4
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot 3
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle 3
0140 Nematopogon swammerdamella 3
0303 Parornix anglicella 3
1184 Epiblema scutulana 3
1727 Silver-ground Carpet 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 2
1652 Peach Blossom 2
0130 Incurvaria masculella 2
1958 Clouded Silver 2
2199 Common Wainscot 2
2337 Marbled Minor 2
1010 Lobesia reliquana 1
0014 Ghost Moth 1
1834 Common Pug 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2306 Angle Shades 1
1957 White-pinion Spotted 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
2089 Heart and Dart 1
2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade 1
1392 Udea Olivalis 1
0904 Spuleria flavicaput * 1
2340 Middle-barred Minor 1
2011 Pale Prominent 1
2123 Small Square-spot 1
 
June 2nd Red Hill
Summary : Lightly overcast, mild but feeling colder in the breeze. Catch consisted of just 24 moths in 1h 00m trapping time (22:10-23:10h) Temperature 12.5C. Very quiet, presumably to the breezy conditions at this site.
 
Moth trapping results 2005
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