Light-trapping details and summaries
Sherwood Forest September-December 2009
 
All light-trapping carried out with a portable 125W MV light/Skinner trap
Species listed in dark grey refer to migrants
 
October 14th .Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and rain at times. A catch of 62 moths of 20 species in 2h 30m trapping time (19:25- 21-55h) Temperature 11- 10C.
         
October 6th .Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and rain at times. A catch of 19 moths of 11 species in 1h 00m trapping time (19:28- 20-28h) Temperature 9- 6C.
         
September 22nd .Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 38 moths of 17 species in 2h 30m trapping time (20:30- 22-00h) Temperature 9- 7C.
         
September 17th .Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and warm. A catch of 73 moths of 27 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:10- 22-10h) Temperature 10- 8C.
         
September 7th .Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and warm. A catch of 174 moths of 37 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:40- 22-40h) Temperature 15- 14C.
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 34
2134 Square-spot Rustic 27
1776 Green Carpet 14
2123 Small Square-spot 11
2117 Autumnal Rustic 10
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 8
2313 Angle-striped Sallow 7
2474 Straw Dot 6
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 6
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 6
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 4
0969 Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix 4
1093 Apotomis betuletana 3
2176 Antler Moth 2
1760 Red-green Carpet 2
2199 Common Wainscot 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
0658 Carcina quercana 2
1134 Epinotia ramella 2
0287 Caloptilia robustella 2
2394 Anomalous 2
1767 Pine Carpet 2
0281 Caloptilia populetorum 1
0858 Hypatima rhomboidella 1
1309 Agriphila geniculea 1
1331 Water Veneer 1
2297 Copper Underwing 1
2477 Snout 1
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
1752 Purple Bar 1
1682 Blood-vein 1
1839 Bordered Pug 1
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
1759 Small Phoenix 1
1728 Garden Carpet 1
1956 Common Wave 1
2130 Dotted Clay 1
         
September 5th .Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Clear and mild. A catch of 117 moths of 31 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:35- 22-35h) Temperature 13- 12C.
 
Moth trapping results 2009
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