Having put the trap out under the trees at the end of my garden - result one moth - I decided that a change of location was neccessary. So I went for an 'on the patio outside the backdoor' approach.
More success - 10 species - Early Grey, March Moth, Hebrew Character, Small Quaker, Common Quaker, Dotted Border, Pale Brindled Beauty, Red Chestnut & Pale Pinion..
A few moths in the trap last night, including this nice Twin-spotted Quaker. Others present were Clouded Drab (1), Hebrew Character (1), Dotted Border (2), March Moth (1), and Chestnut (1).
Just like the previous posts we were delighted to catch some moths at long last. We ran a trap in the garden and one in a neighbouring field and caught 24 moths of 12 species. These were: Angle Shades, Double-striped Pug, Brindled Pug, Brindled Beauty, Early Grey, Hebrew Character, Clouded Drab, Small Quaker, Yellow Horned, Oak Beauty, Chestnut, Mottled Grey, and Common Plume.
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| Early Grey |
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| Common Plume |
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| Angle Shades |
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| Brindled Pug |
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| Brindled Beauty |
After a largely moth-less winter, it was good to find a few visitors in my trap last night. Minimum temperature was about 7C, still breezy and fairly steady drizzle. Ten moths, of six species: Small Quaker, Clouded Drab, Oak Beauty (5), Dotted Border, Grey Shoulder-knot and Yellow Horned.
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| Clouded Drab |
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| Grey Shoulder-knot |
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| Yellow Horned |
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| Yellow Horned |
Our first moth in the trap this month with a minimum temperature finally above zero.
Carolyn & Evan
The Ceredigion moth report for 2020 is available HERE - This covers all records received to the end of February 2021.
