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 |
