Light-trapping details and summaries
Nottinghamshire site results January-April 2014
 
All light-trapping carried out with a portable 125W MV light/Skinner trap
Species listed in dark grey refer to migrants
 
April 29th6t Sherwood Forest CP (C3)
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 88 moths of 35 species in just 1h 30m trapping time. (22:05 - 23:35h) Temperature 13°C down to 12°C.
2078 Least Black Arches 10
2028 Pale Tussock 10
1645 Scalloped Hook-tip 8
2187 Common Quaker 7
0986 Syndemis musculana 5
0315 Phyllonorycter harrisella 5
1852 Brindled Pug 4
1902 Brown Silver-line 4
2139 Red Chestnut 4
1136 Epinotia immundana 2
1660 Frosted Green 2
0320 Phyllonorycter quercifoliella 2
2182 Small Quaker 2
0443 Cedestis subfasciella 2
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown 1
1652 Peach Blossom 1
2010 Scarce Prominent 1
1936 Waved Umber 1
0227 Monopis laevigella 1
2008 Coxcomb Prominent 1
1648 Pebble Hook-tip 1
2000 Iron Prominent 1
0301 Parornix betulae 1
1893 Tawny-barred Angle 1
2179 Pine Beauty 1
1881 Early Tooth-striped 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent 1
2007 Swallow Prominent 1
1920 Scalloped Hazel 1
2003 Pebble Prominent 1
2423 Oak Nycteoline 1
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
2425 Nut-tree Tussock 1
2258 Chestnut 1
2190 Hebrew Character 1
         
April 22nd 6t Kirton Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 36 moths of 22 species in just 2h 00m trapping time. (20:50 - 22:50h) Temperature 14°C down to 10°C.
         
April 21st 6t Bevercotes Pit Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild breezy. A catch of 29 moths of 17 species in just 1h 30m trapping time. (20:40 - 22:10h) Temperature 12°C down to 10°C.
         
April 20th6t Sherwood Forest CP (C4)
Summary : Clear and cool. A catch of 30 moths of 9 species in just 1h 00m trapping time. (00:20 - 01:20h) Temperature 6°C down to 4°C.
         
April 14th6tClipstone Old Quarter
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 75 moths of 22 species in just 1h 40m trapping time. (20:30 - 22:10h) Temperature 12°C down to 8°C.
         
April 11th6t Sherwood Forest CP (C3)
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 26 moths of 13 species in just 1h 15m trapping time. (20:35 - 21:50h) Temperature 8°C down to 6°C.
         
April 7th6t Bevercotes Pit Wood
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 15 moths of 8 species in just 1h 00m trapping time. (20:40 - 21:40h) Temperature 8°C down to 4°C.
         
April 5th6t Bevercotes Pit Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 91 moths of 25 species in just 2h 30m trapping time. (21:45 - 00:15h) Temperature 13°C down to 12°C.
         
April 4th6t Kirton Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild at first, becoming clear. A catch of 128 moths of 14 species in just 2h 45m trapping time. (20:05 - 22:50h) Temperature 12°C going down to 6°C as skies cleared, rising to 8°C again later.
         
April 1st6t Sherwood Forest CP (C1)
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 46 moths of 12 species in just 1h 00m trapping time. (20:20 - 21:20h) Temperature 11°C down to 8°C.
         
March 28th6t Gamston Wood
Summary : Overcast and fairly mild. A catch of 80 moths of 17 species in just 1h 15m trapping time. (20:00 - 21:15h) Temperature 7°C down to 6°C.
         
March 16th6t Sherwood Forest CP (C6)
Summary : Fairly overcast and mild. A catch of 29 moths of 10 species in just 1h 00m trapping time. (20:25 - 21:25h) Temperature 11°C down to 9°C.
1930 Oak Beauty 8
1659 Yellow Horned 5
2187 Common Quaker 5
1947 Engrailed 3
0663 Diurnea fagella 2
1852 Brindled Pug 2
1663 March Moth 1
2182 Small Quaker 1
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker 1
2258 Chestnut 1
         
March 8th6t Sherwood Forest CP (C10)
Summary : Clear and fairly mild. A catch of 21 moths of 13 species in just 1h 00m trapping time. (23:40 - 00:40h) Temperature 9°C.
         
 
Moth trapping results 2014
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