Part Two – National Moth Night 2014 taking place during 3-5th July 2014. My second trap over NMN weekend and my 9th trap of the year. Turning out to be overall the best trap of the year so far, adding a new species to my garden list – Tawny-barred Angle. A total of 37 species overnight on the 5th July, with a grand total over the two nights trapping of 51 species.
The species list in no particular order – Mottled Willow 3; Heart and Dart 4; Chinese Character 1; Marbled Beauty 8; Common Footman 15;Dark/Grey Dagger agg 2; Double-striped Pug 1; Common Pug 3; Dark Arches 9; Uncertain 2; Elephant Hawkmoth 3; Swallowtail Moth 1; Buff Arches 1; Snout 1; Scalloped Oak 1; Riband Wave 7; Brimstone Moth 1; Foxglove Pug 1; Double Square-spot 2; Bright-line Brown-eye 1; Rustic 1; Peppered Moth 1; Buff Ermine 1male; Sycamore 1; Small Rivulet 1; Eudonia mercurella 3; Chrysoteuchia culmella 6; Crambus pascuella 5; Bryotropha affinis 2; Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) 1; Pandemis heparin (Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix) 2; Lozotaenia forsterana 1; Udea prunalis 1; Ancylis achatana 1; Spilonota ocellana 1; Yponomeuta malinellus 1: Opostega salaciella 1:
Sycamore – Derbyshire – 6th July 2014 – Tony Davison©
Tawny-barred Angle – Derbyshire – 6th July 2014 – a new species for my garden list – Tony Davsion©
Peppered Moth – Derbyshire – 6th July 2014 – Tony Davison©
Chinese Character – Derbyshire – 6th July 2014 – Tony Davison©
Udea prunalis – Derbyshire – 6th July 2014 – Tony Davison©
Yponomeuta malinellus (Apple-tree Ermine) Derbyshire – 6th July 2014 – Tony Davison©
Opostega salaciella – Derbyshire – 6th July 2014 – Tony Davison©
Lozotaenia forsterana – Derbyshire – 6th July 2014 – Tony Davison©
