Light-trapping details and summaries
Sherwood Forest January-May 2009
 
All light-trapping carried out with a portable 125W MV light/Skinner trap
Species listed in dark grey refer to migrants
 
May 27th .... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast mildand breezy. A catch of 406 moths of 65 species in 2h 00m trapping time (23:05- 02-50h) Temperature 12- 11C.
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 52
2028 Pale Tussock 49
1776 Green Carpet 29
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent 28
1902 Brown Silver-line 26
1120 Ancylis mitterbacheriana 17
0797 Neofaculta ericetella 16
2061 Buff Ermine 14
1951 Grey Birch 13
1931 Peppered Moth 9
1646 Oak Hook-tip 8
1752 Purple Bar 7
2281 Alder Moth 7
1904 Scorched Wing 6
1648 Pebble Hook-tip 5
2102 Flame Shoulder 5
1738 Common Carpet 5
2043 Orange Footman 5
2123 Small Square-spot 5
1680 Maiden's Blush 4
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 4
2410 Marbled White Spot 4
2008 Coxcomb Prominent 4
2060 White Ermine 4
1955 Common White Wave 4
0287 Caloptilia robustella 4
1920 Scalloped Hazel 3
1808 Sandy Carpet 3
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle 3
1652 Peach Blossom 3
1958 Clouded Silver 3
1727 Silver-ground Carpet 3
1645 Scalloped Hook-tip 3
2205 Shoulder-striped Wainscot 3
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 3
1118 Ancylis uncella 3
1996 Alder Kitten 2
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 2
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 2
2234 Rustic Shoulder-knot 2
1817 Foxglove Pug 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye 2
2422 Green Silver-lines 2
2305 Small Angle Shades 2
2163 Broom Moth 2
1137 Epinotia tetraquetrana 2
0986 Syndemis musculana 2
0303 Parornix anglicella 2
1106 Lobesia reliquana 2
0131 Incurvaria oehlmanniella 2
2123 Small Square-spot 1
2011 Pale Prominent 1
2450 Spectacle 1
1957 White-pinion Spotted 1
1759 Small Phoenix 1
2078 Least Black Arches 1
2442 Beautiful Golden Y 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
2289 Knot Grass 1
0119 Opostega salaciella 1
0228 Monopis weaverella 1
1136 Epinotia immundana 1
1135 Epinotia demarniana 1
         
May 20th .... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and very mild. A catch of 89 moths of 32 species in 2h 00m trapping time (22:50- 00-50h) Temperature 10- 7C.
         
May 15th . ...Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 72 moths of 26 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:30- 23-30h) Temperature 8 - 6C.
         
May 2nd..... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 156 moths of 38 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:10- 00-10h) Temperature 9 - 7C.
1852 Brindled Pug 21
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent 18
1902 Brown Silver-line 14
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown 8
2078 Least Black Arches 8
0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella 7
1648 Pebble Hook-tip 7
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 6
2188 Clouded Drab 5
1951 Grey Birch 5
2008 Coxcomb Prominent 4
2028 Pale Tussock 4
2190 Hebrew Character 4
1645 Scalloped Hook-tip 4
2425 Nut-tree Tussock 4
2289 Knot Grass 3
2187 Common Quaker 3
1759 Small Phoenix 3
1920 Scalloped Hazel 3
2139 Red Chestnut 3
1919 Purple Thorn 2
1936 Waved Umber 2
1862 Double-striped Pug 2
0986 Syndemis musculana 2
2000 Iron Prominent 1
1738 Common Carpet 1
1646 Oak Hook-tip 1
2010 Scarce Prominent 1
1995 Puss Moth 1
1760 Red-green Carpet 1
1750 Water Carpet 1
1660 Frosted Green 1
2306 Angle Shades 1
2043 Orange Footman 1
0315 Phyllonorycter harrisella 1
1136 Epinotia immundana 1
0353 Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella 1
1044 Acleris ferrugana 1
         
April 30th..... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 170 moths of 37 species in 4h 00m trapping time (21:10- 01-10h) Temperature 9 - 8C. dropping to 6.5C at one point, before becoming milder again with increasing cloud.
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent 41
2188 Clouded Drab 14
0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella 13
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 10
2139 Red Chestnut 9
1852 Brindled Pug 8
2078 Least Black Arches 7
1645 Scalloped Hook-tip 6
0304 Parornix devoniella 6
1750 Water Carpet 4
2008 Coxcomb Prominent 4
1902 Brown Silver-line 4
1759 Small Phoenix 4
1288 Twenty Plume Moth 4
1660 Frosted Green 3
2010 Scarce Prominent 3
1936 Waved Umber 3
1920 Scalloped Hazel 3
2190 Hebrew Character 2
1919 Purple Thorn 2
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown 2
2028 Pale Tussock 2
1948 Small Engrailed 2
2064 Ruby Tiger 1
2000 Iron Prominent 1
2003 Pebble Prominent 1
2423 Oak Nycteoline 1
1648 Pebble Hook-tip 1
2425 Nut-tree Tussock 1
0986 Syndemis musculana 1
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
1136 Epinotia immundana 1
1044 Acleris ferrugana 1
2187 Common Quaker 1
1951 Grey Birch 1
1851 Golden-rod Pug 1
1817 Foxglove Pug 1
         
April 23rd..... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 107 moths of 22 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:10- 22-55h) Temperature 9 - 6C.
         
April 21st...... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Clear and fairly mild. A catch of 40 moths of 13 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:00- 22-15h) Temperature 8 - 6.5C.
         
April 10th...... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild, with some light rain. A catch of 86 moths of 19 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:40- 22-40h) Temperature 9 - 6.5C. The Pale Pinion was the first record for Sherwood Forest CP, but the second for the whole of the Sherwood Forest NNR, with the first being in 2006. A Frosted Green represented another scarce Nottinghamshire moth, which probably has it's stronghold in the older parts of Sherwood Forest.
         
April 6th... ...Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast with light rain and mild. A catch of 132 moths of 24 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:30- 22-30h) Temperature 10 - 8C.
         
April 3rd....... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Clear and Cool. A catch of 32 moths of 12 species in 1h 15m trapping time (20:55- 22-15h) Temperature 6.5C.
         
March 31st........ Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and very mild. A catch of 211 moths of 23 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:05- 22-05h) Temperature 8.- 7C.
         
March 22nd..... ...Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 154 moths of 19 species in 1h 45m trapping time (20:30- 21-45h) Temperature 8.- 7C. A count of 46 Mottled Grey in Nottinghamshire is an exceptional one based on the predominantly single moth catches per annum, of recent years, from other sites nearby.
         
March 13th........ Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 183 moths of 13 species in 1h 45m trapping time (19:30- 21-15h) Temperature 8.5 - 7C.
         
March 11th........ Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 133 moths of 16 species in 1h 45m trapping time (19:05- 20-50h) Temperature 10 - 9C.
         
February 27th........ Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 67 moths of 14 species in 1h 30m trapping time (18:40- 20-10h) Temperature 8 - 6.5C. Acleris hastiana is new for either of the SSSI's which make up Sherwood Forest NNR.
         
February 23rd ........ Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and mild. A catch of 82 moths of 12 species in 2h 00m trapping time (18:30- 20-30h) Temperature 8 - 6C. Acleris cristana is new for either of the SSSI's which make up Sherwood Forest NNR.
         
February 21st ........ Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Clear. A catch of seven moths of four species in 1h 30m trapping time (18:20- 19-55h) Temperature 6 - 4C.
         
February 18th ........ Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Heavily overcast and mild, with persistant light drizzle, becoming dry after 19:30h. A catch of 61 moths of six species in 1h 30m trapping time (18:25- 19-55h) Temperature 7 - 6C.
         
February 16th ........ Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Partly overcast and fairly mild, becoming clear. A catch of 74 moths of five species in 1h 00m trapping time (18:30- 19-30h) Temperature 6 - 5C.
 
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