A cold night dropping to 1°C produced just 11 macro moths of four species in the woodland - Small Brindled Beauty, Pale Brindled Beauty, Dotted Border and a March Moth - and our first Hebrew Character for this year in the garden.
Carolyn & Evan
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| Small Brindled Beauty |
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| March Moth |
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| Hebrew Character |
Moths are still a little thin on the ground (or in the trap) after the recent weather.
It may only be February but we had our first March moth and Acleris literana of the year last night but no other 'early risers', only the usual suspects.
Two photos of Dotted Border below showing the difference in size, 1.5cm and 2cm wing length.
Ina and Tony
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| Acleris literana |
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| Dotted Border - 1.5cm |
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| Dotted Border 2cm |
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| March Moth |
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| Mottled Grey |
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| Pale Brindled Beauty |
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| Spring Usher |
Only the seven species last night and three were micros. Most numerous were Chestnut 27, Dotted Border 14 and Tortricodes alternella 12.
Numbers down this winter mainly, we think, as we can't trap on the same bit of the reserve this year as we would normally do in the winter. Still moths around though.
Ina and Tony
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| Agonopterix yeatiana |
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| Chestnut |
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| Dotted Border |
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| Dotted Border |
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| Dotted Border |
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| Dotted Border |
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| Pale Brindled Beauty |
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| Spring Usher |
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| Tortricodes alternella |
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| Chestnut egg tray |
I'm about to resume identification of everyones moths which they've sent to me. The first packet I've openend doesn't have anyone's name attached to it and I can't find an associated spreadsheet. Just 8 moths numbered 19-23. Listed Lesser Common Rustic? 17/7/21. Grapholita janthinana? 19/7/21, Eucosma 25/7/21, Y rorrella? 27/7/21, Scrobipalpa atriplicella? 1/8/21, Coleophora trifolii? 14/8/21, Coleophora 22/8/21 and White Spotted/Golden Rod Pug? 24/8/21. They may not be Ceredigion, but if anyone recorgnises them, please let me know! Peter Hall
A rather cold night dropping to -0.9°C produced our first Early Moth for this year in our local oak woodland together with Spring Usher (2), Mottled Umber(1) and a Winter Moth.
Carolyn & Evan
Last night’s Grey Shoulder-knot (which is my first and only moth of 2022 so far at Cross Inn) seems to be a bit earlier than usual.
Eight species in a small bit of woodland last night. The temperature was above freezing at around five degrees, much warmer than it has been of late. See photos below for species and some variations of Mottled Umber and Spring Usher.
Ina and Tony
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| Acleris ferrugana |
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| Chestnut |
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| Mottled Grey |
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| Mottled Umber |
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| Mottled Umber |
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| Mottled Umber |
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| Satellite |
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| Spring Usher |
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| Spring Usher |
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| Spring Usher |
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| Torticodes alternella |
