Light-trapping details and summaries
Sherwood Forest NNR and other sites September-December 2013
 
All light-trapping carried out with a portable 125W MV light/Skinner trap
Species listed in dark grey refer to migrants
 
November 17th... Sherwood Forest CP
Summary : Overcast and Fairly mild. with a catch of 22 moths of 10 species in 1h 30m trapping time (23:25 - 00:55h) Temperature 7°C.
 
November 11th... Gamston Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild. with a catch of 105 moths of 23 species in 2h 30m trapping time (18:15 - 20:45h) Temperature 11-10°C.
 
October 18th... Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild with a light breeze, with a catch of 23 moths of 7 species in 1h 15m trapping time (19:50 - 21:05h) Temperature 13-12°C.
 
October 8th... Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild, with a catch of 50 moths of 12 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:25 - 22:25h) Temperature 15-13°C.
 
October 7th... Bevercotes Pit Wood
Summary : Clear and mild, with a catch of 79 moths of 27 species in 3h 20m trapping time (20:00 - 23:20h) Temperature 14-12°C.
 
October 6th... Clipstone Old Quarter
Summary : Clear and mild, with a catch of 89 moths of 24 species in 3h 00m trapping time (20:40 - 23:40h) Temperature 12-11°C.
 
October 5th... Clipstone Old Quarter
Summary : Clear and mild, with a catch of 18 moths of 9 species in 1h 00m trapping time (23:30 - 00:30h) Temperature 10-7°C.
 
October 4th... Lound Wood
Summary : Partly overcast and mild, with a catch of 59 moths of 28 species in 3h 00m trapping time (20:30 - 23:30h) Temperature 15-13°C.
         
 
October 2nd... Budby South Forest
Summary : Overcast and very mild, with a catch of 18 moths of 13 species in 1h 00m trapping time (20:55 - 21:55h) Temperature 15-14°C.
 
October 1st... Gamston Wood
Summary : Clear and mild, with a catch of 75 moths of 29 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:40 - 23:40h) Temperature 12°C.
 
September 24th ... Clipstone Old Quarter
Summary : Overcast and warm, with a catch of 43 moths of 15 species in 1h 35m trapping time (20:20 - 21:45h) Temperature 17-14°C.
 
September 22nd ... Budby South Forest
Summary : Clear and mild, with a catch of 48 moths of 18 species in 2h 00m trapping time (19:45 - 21:45h) Temperature 11-8°C.
 
September 21st ... Budby South Forest
Summary : Clear and mild, with a catch of 49 moths of 23 species in 2h 40m trapping time (21:25 - 00:10h) Temperature 12-11°C.
 
September 14th ... Gamston Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild, with a catch of 60 moths of 19 species in 2h 00m trapping time (20:55 - 22:55h) Temperature 12-10°C.
 
September 5th ... Clipstone Old Quarter
Summary : Overcast and warm, with a catch of 106 moths of 43 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:30 - 23:30h) Temperature 17-13°C.
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 11
1340 Eudonia truncicolella 11
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 8
1093 Apotomis betuletana 6
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn 5
2134 Square-spot Rustic 4
1738 Common Carpet 4
2044 Dingy Footman 3
1728 Garden Carpet 3
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 3
1680 Maiden's Blush 3
1752 Purple Bar 3
2297 Copper Underwing 3
1759 Small Phoenix 2
2176 Antler Moth 2
1713 Riband Wave 2
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 2
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis 2
0969 Pandemis corylana 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 2
0227 Monopis laevigella 2
1260 Cydia splendana 2
2007 Swallow Prominent 2
2199 Common Wainscot 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
2177 Hedge Rustic 1
2313 Angle-striped Sallow 1
2117 Autumnal Rustic 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave 1
1728 Garden Carpet 1
0858 Hypatima rhomboidella 1
1165 Zeiraphera isertana 1
2474 Straw Dot 1
2489 Fan-foot 1
2360 Ear Moth 1
1956 Common Wave 1
2384 Vine's Rustic 1
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 1
0854 Anacampsis blattariella 1
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1
1062 Acleris emargana 1
0970 Pandemis cerasana 1
1038 Acleris laterana 1
 
September 3rd ... Gamston Wood
Summary : Clear and warm, with a catch of 122 moths of 35 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:15 - 23:15h) Temperature 15-12°C.
2269 Centre-barred Sallow 20
0969 Pandemis corylana 11
1093 Apotomis betuletana 9
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 8
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 7
2297 Copper Underwing 6
1134 Epinotia ramella 4
1906 Brimstone Moth 3
2474 Straw Dot 3
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 3
1752 Purple Bar 3
2199 Common Wainscot 3
2477 Snout 3
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 3
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 3
1680 Maiden's Blush 2
2274 Sallow 2
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 2
0227 Monopis laevigella 2
1155 Epinotia brunnichana 2
0970 Pandemis cerasana 2
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis 2
2384 Vine's Rustic 1
1497 Ambyptilia acanthadactyla 1
0858 Hypatima rhomboidella 1
0453 Ypsolopha dentella 1
0972 Pandemis heperana 1
2313 Angle-striped Sallow 1
2000 Iron Prominent 1
2102 Flame Shoulder 1
1937 Willow Beauty 1
2361 Rosy Rustic 1
2318 Dun-bar 1
1759 Small Phoenix 1
 
 
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