Friday's trap in a grassy field resulted in mostly Square-spot Rustics (c65 out of 95 moths), with Rusty-dot Pearl and Dark Sword-grass the migrant highlights. Last night, in the garden trap, Palpita Vitrealis and a Vestal arrived not long after dusk, and a Pinion-streaked Snout was my first this year.
..... and from our nearby oak woodland close to heathland we had what we believed could be a Neglected Rustic but are not completely happy. Any possible thoughts on this?
Carolyn and Evan
Trapping last night included our first autumnal moths - Centre-barred Sallow, Pink-barred Sallow and Autumnal Rustic together with Copper Underwing and surprisingly a second generation White Ermine.
Carolyn & Evan
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| Autumnal Rustic |
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| Centre-barred Sallow |
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| Pink-barred Sallow |
17/18mm Corded antennae, no collar marks, very pale uniform hindwing, faint marks reveal black outline to kidney and oval. So ??
The green tube has UV in the best range and I have always been pleased with its performance in my bucket trap, so much so I bought a bunch of them.
Stored away I forgot them and have just bought a new one from Paul Batty...now costing £12 plus postage.
My originals were £8 and if anyone would like one I have 2 for sale!
I migrate between Cardigan and Tregaron/Aberystwyth so could deliver.
I put my LED trap out last night, for a small yield, of which the most interesting was a pristine Bordered Beauty (and a couple of hornets).
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| Bordered Beauty |
However, I had recently noticed evidence of moths being eaten in a small barn, presumably by bats. So I check the detritus there from time to time.
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| Scarce Silver-lines |
Usually the remains are of Large Yellow Underwings, Dark Arches and Silver-Y, but last night's was a bit special, with parts of two Scarce Silver-lines. I guess they still count as new to the garden list, even deceased! Hopefully I may see a live one some day.
Decent catch last night amounting to 39 macro spp. and 140 individuals. Pick of the bunch was an Old Lady, 6 Black Arches and a couple of Oak Hook-tips.
