Light-trapping details and summaries
Eakring September-December 2007
 
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
 
October 12th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A poor catch of 35 moths of just ten species in 1h 30m trapping time 20:05-21:35h) Temperature 16C.
 
October 3rd Lound Wood
Summary : A very poor catch of just 19 moths of 13 species in 2h 00m trapping time 20:10-22:10h) Temperature 12-11C. Overcast and fairly mild
 
September 22nd Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast and mild. A catch of 90 moths of 28 species in 2h 25m trapping time 19:55-22:20h) Temperature 16.5-14.5C.
 
September 15th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 64 moths of 23 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:20-22:40h) Temperature 14.5-13C.
 
September 12th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 166 moths of 39 species in 3h 00m trapping time (20:15-23:00h) Temperature 16-5-15.5C. First record of Canary-shouldered Thorn since 2000.
1776 Green Carpet 37
2134 Square-spot Rustic 21
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 18
2269 Centre-barred Sallow 8
2199 Common Wainscot 7
2297 Copper Underwing 7
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 6
2474 Straw Dot 6
1713 Riband Wave 4
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 4
1708 Single-dotted Wave 3
2298 Svenssons Copper Underwing 3
2477 Snout 3
2102 Flame Shoulder 3
1042 Rhomboid Tortrix 3
1260 Cydia splendana 3
1138 Epinotia nisella 3
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 2
0246 Tinea semifulvella 2
1470 Euzophera pinguis 2
1304 Agriphila straminella 2
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
1906 Brimstone Moth 1
2026 Vapourer 1
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn 1
2353 Flounced Rustic 1
1961 Light Emerald 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
1914 Dusky Thorn 1
0417 Argyresthia spinosella 1
0873 Blastodacna lignea 1
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 1
0464 Diamond-back Moth 1
1016 Cnephasia longana 1
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella 1
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
0228 Monopis weaverella 1
2434 Burnished Brass 1
 
September 8th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 199 moths of 44 species in 3h 50m trapping time (20:25-00:15h) Temperature 17-15C.
1776 Green Carpet 43
2134 Square-spot Rustic 31
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 28
2102 Flame Shoulder 7
1708 Single-dotted Wave 6
1042 Rhomboid Tortrix 6
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 5
2269 Centre-barred Sallow 5
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 5
0873 Blastodacna lignea 5
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 4
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella 4
2297 Copper Underwing 3
2474 Straw Dot 3
2298 Svenssons Copper Underwing 3
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 3
0464 Diamond-back Moth 3
1906 Brimstone Moth 2
2384 Vine's Rustic 2
2343 Common Rustic 2
1713 Riband Wave 2
2477 Snout 2
2353 Flounced Rustic 2
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
0453 Honeysuckle Moth 2
0417 Argyresthia spinosella 2
1707 Small Dusty Wave * 1
2313 Angle-striped Sallow * 1
2123 Small Square-spot 1
2199 Common Wainscot 1
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 1
1839 Bordered Pug 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
1288 Twenty Plume Moth 1
1417 Meal Moth 1
0937 Agapeta hamana 1
0858 Hypatima rhomboidella 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1016 Cnephasia longana 1
1061 Acleris literana 1
0246 Tinea semifulvella 1
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 1
 
September 5th Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast and mild, light breeze. A catch of 130 moths of 38 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:35-22:35h) Temperature 17-16C.
1776 Green Carpet 28
1138 Epinotia nisella 18
2134 Square-spot Rustic 18
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 12
2269 Centre-barred Sallow 8
1134 Epinotia ramella 6
1113 Eudemis profundana 4
2474 Straw Dot 3
2248 Brindled Green 2
2306 Angle Shades 2
1042 Rhomboid Tortrix 2
0969 Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix 2
0858 Hypatima rhomboidella 2
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave 1
2298 Svenssons Copper Underwing 1
1906 Brimstone Moth 1
1713 Riband Wave 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2102 Flame Shoulder 1
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 1
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave 1
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2123 Small Square-spot 1
2297 Copper Underwing 1
1690 Small Blood-vein 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1260 Cydia splendana 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 1
0237 Brown-dotted Clothes Moth * 1
1205 Spilonota occelana 1
1281 Dichrorampha simpliciana 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth 1
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 1
0873 Blastodacna lignea 1
0417 Argyresthia spinosella 1
0819 Scrobipalpa costella 1
 
September 4th Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast and mild. A catch of 130 moths of 28 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:40-22:40h) Temperature 16-14C.
 
September 1st Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast and feeling mild. A catch of 146 moths of 39 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:40-22:40h) Temperature 16-14C.
1776 Green Carpet 35
1138 Epinotia nisella 22
2134 Square-spot Rustic 18
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 14
1113 Eudemis profundana 9
0969 Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix 6
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella 3
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 2
1032 Aleimma loeflingiana 2
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 2
1261 Cydia pomonella 2
1016 Cnephasia longana 2
1042 Rhomboid Tortrix 2
1038 Acleris laterana 2
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2434 Burnished Brass 1
2306 Angle Shades 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 1
2102 Flame Shoulder 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave 1
1759 Small Phoenix 1
2123 Small Square-spot 1
2474 Straw Dot 1
1713 Riband Wave 1
2318 Dun-bar 1
2047 Scarce Footman 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth 1
0420 Argyresthia pruniella 1
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 1
1260 Cydia splendana 1
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
1134 Epinotia ramella 1
0873 Blastodacna lignea 1
 
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