Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Moths! (and a spider)

 A very nice collection of some quite unusual moths in the trap this morning, some of which I've only caught onece or twice before. I was also surprised to find a Tube-web Spider hiding in my curtains! 

Box Tree Moth 1

Heart and Dart 2

Small Ranunculus 2

Buff Ermine 2

Privet Hawkmoth 1

Coronet 1

Iron Prominent 1

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1

Large Yellow Underwing 3

Heart and Club 2

Grey/Dark Dagger 1

Marbled Beauty 1

Dark Arches 2

Vapourer 1

Poplar Grey 1

Rustic/Uncertain 1

Pug sp. 1

Ermine sp (probably Bird Cherry Ermine) 2

Poplar Grey

Small Ranunculus

Privet Hawkmoth

Vapourer

Tube-web Spider



Thursday, 15 July 2021

Moths!

The moth trap had a bit of variety this morning. A Small Rivulet was a first. 

Common Wainscot 1

Marbled Green 1

Box Tree Moth 3

Heart and Dart 6

Swallow-tailed Moth 1

Common Footman 3

Silver Y 1

Bright-line Brown-eye 2

Large Yellow Underwing 2

Rustic/Uncertain 2

Coronet 3

Small Rivulet 1

Riband Wave 1

Dark Arches 2

Bird-cherry Ermine 1

Probable Clay 1


Two or three Water Boatmen were hanging around the trap!

Common Wainscot

Small Rivulet

Riband Wave

Bird-cherry Ermine

Dark Arches

Coronet

Swallow-tailed Moth

Water Boatman






Thursday, 1 July 2021

Moths!

 A few more moths in the trap this morning:

Miller 1

Scarlet Tiger 2

Heart and Dart 7

Box Moth 2

Garden Pebble 1

Bee Moth 1

Riband Wave 3

Flame 2

Marbled Minor agg. 3

Large Yellow Underwing 1

Setaceous Hebrew Character 1

Heart and Club 1

Vine's Rustic/Rustic/Uncertain agg. 1

Silver Y 1

Buff Ermine 2

Yellow-spot Tortrix 1

Codling Moth 1

Willow Beauty 1

Red-barred Tortrix 1

Acleris forsskaleana 1

Chrysoteuchia culmella 2+

Yponomeuta sp. 2

Eudonia sp. (probably E. lacustrata) 1

Pug sp. (very worn) 1

Riband Wave

Scarlet Tiger

Yellow-spot Tortrix

Large Yellow Underwing

Box Moth

The Miller

Silver Y