Two traps set in our nearby oak woodland produced 51 macro and 12 micro species. The high spots for us were our first ever Sallow Kitten, July Belle & Dingy Shell. It was certainly the night for Buff-tip and Double Line which both ran into double figures.
Carolyn & Evan
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How confident are you that it is a July Belle rather than a Lead Belle? I'm asking because only last week I dissected my "July Belle" that I caught back in 1989 and it turned out to be a Lead Belle.
ReplyDeleteA very timely question. We have Tony and Ina over here looking at it. After examining several different books we are confident that it is a July Belle.
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