The long spell of warm weather meant I was up to date with my regular trapping sites and it enabled me to fulfil a long standing promise to come and trap on Cors Fochno again. So last night I was joined for a while by Ina and Tony and I ran 2 White Robinson MV traps on the edge of the bog for my usual 3 hours spell. The wind dropped and the midges emerged and it stayed reasonably warm - 15 degrees when I left for home just after 2am. I have about a dozen or so moths to id later in the year, so in the end I will record just over 90 species. Smoky Wainscot topped the numbers bill for macros with 72 individuals (
Agriphila straminella for micros with 86), then Dingy Footman (63) then Marsh Oblique-barred (58). Good numbers also of Scarce Footman (38), but I didn't record any Common Footman. For me at least, of interest was a nice female Oak Eggar, Garden Tiger, Grass Emerald, 2 Double Kidney. Micros were in shorter supply and to date nothing exciting recorded (maybe
Elachista albidella is a good record?), but a few still to id. In total 679 moths counted.
Peter Hall
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Cors Fochno: Round-winged Muslin |
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Cors Fochno: Scalloped Hook-tip |
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Cors Fochno: Four-dotted Footman |
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Cors Fochno: Oak Eggar |
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Cors Fochno: Garden Tiger |
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Cors Fochno: Grass Emerald |
We have four records of Elachista albidella Peter, 3 from Cors Fochno and one older record from a dubious location. Good to see you again and happy to know you got home safely. Hope you finished the book! Ina and Tony
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