Three more moths from the garden this morning, three individuals different from yesterday's and two were sitting on the shed. Some ant activity coming out from under the shed so we can only assume that some warmer weather is on the way.
Ina and Tony
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| Clouded Drab |
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| Common Quaker |
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| A very worn and sorry looking Oak Beauty |
Well despite injuries and general lameness, we thought it was worth a try in the garden last night.
A sum total of three moths... took forever to count that lot...😁 Early Grey, Common Quaker and Hebrew Character.
Ina and Tony
Our first Oak Beauty for this year despite a minimum temperature of -1.8°C .... and one Dotted Border.
Carolyn & Evan
My first Engrailed of 2022 was on the window frame as I put the trap out last night. The only other moth I caught on a frosty night in Cross Inn was a Dotted Border.
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 |
