Light-trapping

Moth trapping results

Light-trapping details and summaries Eakring March-November 2003

All light-trapping carried out with a portable actinic lantern

2003 marked the first year of active light-trapping - a method which introduced many new species to the growing area species list over the course of the year. Not all the moths recorded during the year are listed on this page. Many are still netted in the traditional manner, found resting or flushed from vegetation during the daytime, rather than being attracted to light.

November 19th Lound Wood

Summary : Cloudy and mild. Trap run from 18:30-19:15h.

1923 Feathered Thorn	5
1795 November Moth	3
2264 Yellow-line Quaker	1
2262 Brick	1
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella	1
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth	1

September 15th Lound Wood

Summary : Cloudy and cool. Trap run from 20:00-21:00h.

2477 Snout	12
1961 Light Emerald	1
2273 Pink-barred Sallow	1
1760 Red-green Carpet	1

August 26th Lound Wood

Summary : Cloudy and cool. Trap run from 20:00-20:45h.

2477 Snout	13
1937 Willow Beauty	1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla	1

August 14th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 21:20-22:00h.

1405 Mother of Pearl	10
2441 Silver Y	4
1294 Crambus pascuella	3
1708 Single-dotted Wave	3
1884 Magpie	1
0017 Common Swift	1
0688 Agonopteryx heracliana	1
2306 Angle Shades	1

August 5th Eakring Flash

Summary : Clear and warm. Trap run from 21:15-22:15h.

1405 Mother of Pearl	105
2441 Silver Y	38
1294 Crambus pascuella	23
1388 Udea lutealis	9
1742 Yellow Shell	2
1728 Garden Carpet	2
2199 Common Wainscot	2
1708 Single-dotted Wave	1
0937 Agapeta hamana	1
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet	1
2112 Least Yellow Underwing	1

July 21st Eakring Flash

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 22:00-23:10h.

1405 Mother of Pearl	97
1294 Crambus pascuella	14
2199 Common Wainscot	10
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave	3
1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2477 Snout	1
1640 Drinker	1
0937 Agapeta hamana	1
1728 Garden Carpet	1
1809 Twin-spot Carpet	1
2030 Yellow Tail	1
1388 Udea lutealis	1
0658 Carcina quercana	1

July 13th Eakring Flash

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 22:00-22:45h.

1405 Mother of Pearl	27
1294 Crambus pascuella	5
0648 White-shouldered House Moth	4
2199 Common Wainscot	3
2477 Snout	2
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave	2
0014 Ghost Moth	1
2441 Silver Y	1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata	1
1809 Twin-spot Carpet	1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth	1

June 24th Eakring Flash

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 22:00-23:00h.

2477 Snout	40
1376 Small Magpie	10
1392 Udea Olivalis	3
1640 Drinker	3
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave	2
1727 Silver-ground Carpet	2
1956 Common Wave	2
0014 Ghost Moth	2
1701 Dotted Border Wave	2
1334 Scoparia ambigualis	1
1887 Clouded Border	1
1758 Barred Straw	1
0937 Agapeta hamana	1
1776 Green Carpet	1

June 6th Eakring Flash

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 21:40-23:00h.

1727 Silver-ground Carpet	42
1376 Small Magpie	22
0017 Common Swift	5
1392 Udea olivalis	2
2061 Buff Ermine	1
2477 Snout	1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth	1
1674 Little Emerald	1
1428 Bee Moth	1
Unidentified micro sp	1

June 4th Red Hill

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 22:00-23:00h.

1727 Silver-ground Carpet	18
0017 Common Swift	11
0648 White-shouldered House Moth	10
1738 Common Carpet	1

June 2nd Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and very mild. Trap run from 21:15-22:30h.

1727 Silver-ground Carpet	27
1802 Rivulet	14
1875 Small White Wave	7
1738 Common Carpet	4
1955 Common White Wave	2
0216 Cork Moth	3
0017 Common Swift	2
2492 Small Fan-foot	1
2011 Pale Prominent	1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth	1
2102 Flame Shoulder	1
1076 Celypha lacunana	1
Unidentified micro sp	1

May 28th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and warm. Trap run from 21:15-22:25h.

1802 Rivulet	10
1875 Small White Wave	6
1727 Silver-ground Carpet	5
1955 Common White Wave	4
1738 Common Carpet	4
1834 Common Pug	3
1652 Peach Blossom	1
1728 Garden Carpet	1
0986 Syndemis musculana	1
0017 Common Swift	1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth	1
1428 Bee Moth	1
0216 Cork Moth	1

May 25th Hare Hill Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 21:20-22:20h.

1802 Rivulet	3
1727 Silver-ground Carpet	3
1955 Common White Wave	2
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet	2
1906 Brimstone	1
0016 Gold Swift	1

May 23rd Lound Wood

Summary : Cloud clearing/mild. Trap run from 21:40-22:40h.

1802 Rivulet	13
1727 Silver-ground Carpet	4
1906 Brimstone	3
1875 Small White Wave	1

May 22nd Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast and windy. Trap run from 21:45-22:45h.

1802 Rivulet	8
1875 Small White Wave	4
1834 Common Pug	1
1727 Silver-ground Carpet	1
1906 Brimstone	1
1808 Sandy Carpet	1

May 11th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast/some rain. Trap run from 21:00-22:00h.

1802 Rivulet	14
1750 Water Carpet	3
1738 Common Carpet	1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth	1
1759 Small Phoenix	1

May 10th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast/rain. Trap run from 21:00-21:20h.

1802 Rivulet

May 8th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 21:25-22:25h.

1802 Rivulet	2
1834 Common Pug	1
1738 Common Carpet	1

May 7th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 21:15-22:15h.

1802 Rivulet	1
1834 Common Pug	1

May 6th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 21:10-22:10h.

1750 Water Carpet	1
1802 Rivulet	1
1834 Common Pug	1
1919 Purple Thorn	1

May 5th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and quite mild. Trap run from 21:25-22:25h.

1750 Water Carpet	4
1834 Common Pug	1

May 2nd Lound Wood

Summary : Cloudy, some rain. Trap run from 21:15-22:15h.

1750 Water Carpet

May 1st Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 21:10-22:40h.

1750 Water Carpet	5
1834 Common Pug	3
0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella	2
0130 Incurvaria masculella	1
1802 Rivulet	1

April 29th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild, Trap run from 21:15-22:15h.

1750 Water Carpet	2
1919 Purple Thorn	1

April 27th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast and mild. Trap run from 21:10-22:30h.

1750 Water Carpet	6
1936 Waved Umber	2
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown	1
1802 Rivulet	1
1651 Chinese Character	1
2190 Hebrew Character	1
1834 Common Pug	1
0304 Parornix devoniella	1

April 25th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast and mild. Trap run from 21:00-22:00h.

1750 Water Carpet

April 23rd Lound Wood

Summary : Clear, becoming cool. Trap run from 21:05-22:05h.

1750 Water Carpet	5
2190 Hebrew Character	1

April 22nd Lound Wood

Summary : Clear, becoming cool. Trap run from 21:05-22:05h.

1750 Water Carpet	3
1919 Purple Thorn	2
0688 Agonopterix heracliana	1
2188 Clouded Drab	1
1852 Brindled Pug	1
0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella	1

April 21st Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 20:55-21:55h.

0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana	3
1919 Purple Thorn	2
1936 Waved Umber	1
2190 Hebrew Character	1
1750 Water Carpet	1
1746 Shoulder Stripe	1

April 18th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 20:45-21:45h.

0663 Diurnea fagella	2
2256 Satellite	1

April 17th Hare Hill Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 20:45-21:45h.

2256 Satellite	1
1917 Early Thorn	1

April 16th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 21:40-22:40h.

0663 Diurnea fagella	5
2256 Satellite	3
2182 Small Quaker	2
1947 Engrailed	1
1750 Water Carpet	1

April14th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast and mild. Trap run from 20.45-21.45h.

0663 Diurnea fagella	6
2256 Satellite	5
2182 Small Quaker	1
2189 Twin Spotted Quaker	1
1947 Engrailed	1

April 13th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast/windy & mild. Trap run from 20:45-21:45h.

2256 Satellite	6
1947 Engrailed	1
1917 Early Thorn	1
0663 Diurnea fagella	1

April 12th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 20:45-21:45h.

1947 Engrailed	10
0663 Diurnea fagella	3
1917 Early Thorn	2
0688 Agonopterix heracliana	1

April 11th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 20:40-21:40h.

1947 Engrailed	1
0688 Agonopterix heracliana	1

April 6th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast and cool. Trap run from 20:30-21:30h.

2256 Satellite	1
0663 Diurnea fagella	1

April 4th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast and mild. Trap run from 20:15-21:15h.

2256 Satellite	1
1947 Engrailed	1

April 3rd Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 20:15-21:15h.

0663 Diurnea fagella	5
1947 Engrailed	2
0688 Agonopterix heracliana	1
1917 Early Thorn	1

March 30th Hare Hill Wood

Summary : Partly overcast and mild. Trap run from 20:00-21:00h.

0688 Agonopterix heracliana	1
1947 Engrailed	1

March 29th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cold. Trap run from 19:20-20:20h.

0688 Agonopterix heracliana	3
0663 Diurnea fagella	2
1947 Engrailed	1

March 28th Lound Wood

Summary : Slightly overcast and mild. Trap run from 19:05-20:05h.

1947 Engrailed	8
0663 Diurnea fagella	7
2256 Satellite	1

March 27th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cold. Trap run from 19:35-20:35h.

1947 Engrailed	2
0663 Diurnea fagella	1
2182 Small Quaker	1

March 26th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cold. Trap run from 19:05-20:05h.

1947 Engrailed	2
1764 Shoulder Stripe	2
2256 Satellite	1

March 25th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 19:30-20:30h.

1947 Engrailed	5
0663 Diurnea fagella	4
2256 Satellite	2
2188 Clouded Drab	1
2182 Small Quaker	1

March 24th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 19:40-20:40h.

0688 Agonopterix heracliana	2
0666 Semioscopis avellanella	1
0663 Diurnea fagella	1
1947 Engrailed	1
2256 Satellite	1

March 23rd Hare Hill Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 19:00-20:00h.

0688 Agonopterix heracliana	2
2187 Common Quaker	1

March 21st Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 18:45-19:45h.

2187 Common Quaker

March 20th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and mild. Trap run from 18:55-19:55h.

1947 Engrailed

March 17th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cold. Trap run from 18:45-19:45h.

1934 Dotted Border

March 15th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cold. Trap run from 18:50-19:50h.

1663 March Moth	1
0688 Agonopterix heracliana	1
1025 Tortricodes alternella	1

March 14th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 20:35-21:35h.

1934 Dotted Border

March 10th Lound Wood

Summary : Windy and mild. Trap run from 19:20-20:20h.

1947 Engrailed	1
1934 Dotted Border	1

March 8th Eakring Meadows

Summary : Windy and cool. Trap run from 18:30-19:30h.

1934 Dotted Border

March 7th Lound Wood

Summary : Cool with showers. Trap run from 18:30-19:30h.

1663 March Moth

March 6th Hare Hill Wood

Summary : Clear and fine. Trap run from 18:35-19:35h.

2256 Satellite

March 5th Lound Wood

Summary : Overcast with light rain. Trap run from 18:30-19:30h.

1025 Tortricodes alternella	1
2258 Chestnut	1

March 4th Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 19:00-20:00h.

1025 Tortricodes alternella	4
1663 March Moth	3
2256 Satellite	2
1934 Dotted Border	2
1926 Pale Brindled Beauty	2
2258 Chestnut	1
1947 Engrailed	1

March 1st Lound Wood

Summary : Clear and cool. Trap run from 19:00-20:00h.

2258 Chestnut	2
2256 Satellite	1