Midweek Moth Night

Tuesday night, we ran a midweek moth night on private land at Aldeby with 3 members of SMG and 2 from Norfolk Moths who were able to come. Last of the daytime showers cleared by the time we switched the lights on at 10pm and as usual everything was dripping wet. We had a 2 hour window before light rain set in again which was turning very heavy by the time the traps were packed away at 2am. In spite of the conditions we had some very good moths from the 11 traps, including at least 25 new ones for the site. Macro moth highlights were Leopard Moth (NFS), 2nd generation Balsam Carpet, Phoenix (x 3), Spinach (x 5), Brown Scallop (NFS), V-moth (x 4), Garden Dart (NFS), Double Dart (x 15), Mullein larva (NFS), Suspected (NFS), Small Dotted Buff (NFS), Shaded Fan-foot (x 4), these were spread across the site which probably indicates that its expanded from its original patch of brambles. Micros included Eidophasia messingella, Aethes tesserana (NFS), Epinotia cruciana, and maybe some more when we collate our lists (it became too wet to do so on site), mine at the present stands at 136.

Brian

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