Light-trapping details and summaries
Eakring August-October 2011
 
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 2nd ... Red Hill
Summary : Overcast and warm with a light breeze. A catch of 94 moths of 32 species in just 3h 00m trapping time. (19:30- 22-30h) Temperature 20-18C.
 
September 30th ... Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and very warm with a slight breeze. A catch of 39 moths of 17 species in just 2h 10m trapping time. (19:20- 21-30h) Temperature 22-18C.
 
August 24th ... Red Hill
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 115 moths of 20 species in just 1h 20m trapping time. (21:30- 23-20h) Temperature 14-11C.
 
August 22nd ... Lound Wood
Summary : Ovrecast and very mild. A catch of 141 moths of 41 species in just 1h 30m trapping time. (21:00- 22-30h) Temperature 17-16C.
1304 Agriphila straminella 17
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 16
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 10
2134 Square-spot Rustic 9
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 9
1776 Green Carpet 6
1305 Agriphila tristella 6
2102 Flame Shoulder 5
2343 Common Rustic 5
1331 Acentria ephemerella 5
0015 Orange Swift 4
1439 Trachycera advenella 4
2297 Copper Underwing 3
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3
1738 Common Carpet 3
2199 Common Wainscot 3
1906 Brimstone Moth 2
2318 Dun-bar 2
2130 Dotted Clay 2
2474 Straw Dot 2
1205 Spilonota ocellana 2
0969 Pandemis corylana 2
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
1260 Cydia splendana 2
1708 Single-dotted Wave 1
2049 Buff Footman 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1
1138 Epinotia nisella 1
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella 1
1306 Agriphila inquinatella 1
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis 1
1914 Dusky Thorn 1
2353 Flounced Rustic 1
2384 Vine's Rustic 1
2306 Angle Shades 1
2133 Six-striped Rustic 1
2450 Spectacle 1
1093 Apotomis betuletana 1
1452 Phycita roborella 1
0972 Pandemis heperana 1
0453 Ypsolopha dentella 1
 
August 19th ... Lound Wood
Summary : Ovrecast and mild. A catch of 182 moths of 49 species in just 2h 30m trapping time. (21:50- 00-25h) Temperature 17-16C.
1305 Agriphila tristella 21
1304 Agriphila straminella 20
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 12
2199 Common Wainscot 10
2343 Common Rustic 6
2134 Square-spot Rustic 6
1776 Green Carpet 5
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 5
1260 Cydia splendana 5
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 5
1937 Willow Beauty 4
2102 Flame Shoulder 4
2341 Cloaked Minor 4
1738 Common Carpet 4
2133 Six-striped Rustic 4
1138 Epinotia nisella 4
1439 Trachycera advenella 4
0980 Archips xylosteana 4
1205 Spilonota ocellana 4
2474 Straw Dot 3
2384 Vine's Rustic 3
1016 Cnephasia longana 3
1165 Zeiraphera isertana 3
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 3
2130 Dotted Clay 2
1713 Riband Wave 2
2087 Turnip Moth 2
2318 Dun-bar 2
1452 Phycita roborella 2
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 2
0937 Agapeta hamana 2
1211 Rhyacionia pinicolana 2
1303 Agriphila selasella 2
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis 2
0697 Agonopterix arenella 2
1893 Tawny-barred Angle 1
1680 Maiden's Blush 1
1941 Mottled Beauty 1
1759 Small Phoenix 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent 1
2177 Hedge Rustic 1
1042 Acleris rhombana 1
1020 Cnephasia stephensiana 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 1
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 1
1113 Eudemis profundana 1
0456 Ypsolopha horridella 1
0658 Carcina quercana 1
0873 Blastobasis adustella 1
 
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