The moth trap was set up on the evening of 4th June at the hide end of the garden hedge. It was emptied the following morning 6:15, min temperature 9.7ºC
White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 4, Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) 1, Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 4, Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 1, Grass Rivulet (Perizoma albulata) 4, Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 2, Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 1, Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 1, Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) 1, Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1, Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 1, Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1, Pale-shouldered Brocade (Lacanobia thalassina) 1, Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 4, Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus) 2, Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata) 1, Black-headed Dwarf (Elachista atricomella) 2, Sulphur Tubic (Esperia sulphurella) 1, Coleophora sp. 2
34 moths with 19 species. Four moths, shown in bold, were first records for JMNR although the Clouded-bordered Brindle has been recorded as a caterpillar.
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- Clouded-bordered Brindle
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- Pale-shouldered Brocade
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- Pale Tussock
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- Sulphur Tubic
Also in the trap:
A caddisfly (Silo) http://www.ispotnature.org/node/805486
A caddisfly (Plectrocnemia) http://www.ispotnature.org/node/805489
A cranefly (Nephrotoma) http://www.ispotnature.org/node/869745