The moth trap was set up on the evening of July 23rd. A Brown Hare came to see what I was up to! There were 12 Shaded Broad-bar on the outside of the trap in the morning and I suspected several more will have flown before I arrived to empty the trap. A total of 50 species were recorded with 4 new species for the site (shown in bold).
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- Chequered Straw
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- Scalloped Oak
Clouded Border, Lomaspilis marginata, 1
July Highflyer, Hydriomena furcata, 1
Shaded Broad-bar, Scotopteryx chenopodiata, 23
Uncertain/Rustic agg., Hoplodrina alsines/blanda, 2
Common Marble, Celypha lacunana, 5
Common Footman, Eilema lurideola, 10
Dingy Footman, Eilema griseola, 5
Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix, Pandemis heparana, 2
Small Fan-footed Wave, Idaea biselata, 2
Chequered Straw, Evergestis pallidata, 1
Muslin Footman, Nudaria mundana, 4
Rivulet, Perizoma affinitata, 2
Small Rivulet, Perizoma alchemillata, 2
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Noctua janthe, 1
Buff Cosmet, Mompha ochraceella, 1
Cnephasia sp., 2
Common White Wave, Cabera pusaria, 1
Cyclamen Tortrix, Clepsis spectrana, 1
Early Thorn, Selenia dentaria, 3
Brown Plume, Stenoptilia pterodactyla, 1
Olive Pearl, Udea olivalis, 1
Riband Wave, Idaea aversata, 5
Dingy Shell, Euchoeca nebulata, 1
Double Square-spot, Xestia triangulum, 1
Heart and Dart, Agrotis exclamationis, 1
Common Yellow Conch, Agapeta hamana, 1
Burnished Brass, Diachrysia chrysitis, 1
Smoky Wainscot, Mythimna impura, 7
Single-dotted Wave, Idaea dimidiata, 1
Ruby Tiger, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, 1
Green Pug, Pasiphila rectangulata, 1
Scalloped Oak, Crocallis elinguaria, 1
Pinion-streaked Snout, Schrankia costaestrigalis, 1
Dotted Clay, Xestia baja, 1
Large Yellow Underwing, Noctua pronuba, 2
Hoary Bell, Eucosma cana, 1
Little Grey, Eudonia lacustrata
Dingy Dowd, Blastobasis adustella, 1
Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella
Pearl Veneer, Agriphila straminella
Depressaria sp. (poss. D. badiella)
Other invertebrates in the trap: Blue Shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea) final instar, a caddisfly (Molanna angustata), a bug – Stenotus binotatus