Still lots of moths to see at Bawdsey Hall. The first week of October 2012 has produced 65 species as follows: Diamond-back Moth, Anthophila fabriciana, Scrobipalpa costella, Tinea semifulvella, White-shouldered House Moth, Agonopterix alstromeriana, Agonopterix arenella, Epiphyas postvittana, Acleris sparsana, Acleris variegana, Celypha lacunana, Eudonia angustea, Rush Veneer, Common Marbled Carpet, Grey Pine Carpet, Pine Carpet, Mallow, Brimstone Moth, Willow Beauty, Convolvulus Hawk-moth (single on 4th), Dark Sword-grass, Turnip Moth, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Lunar Yellow Underwing (single on 4th), Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Autumnal Rustic, Pearly Underwing (singles on 6th & 7th), Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic, Cabbage, White-point, Delicate (5 trapped), L-album Wainscot, Black Rustic, Deep-brown Dart (3 noted), Blair’s Shoulder-knot, Grey Shoulder-knot, Green-brindled Crescent, Merveille du Jour, Brindled Green, Feathered Ranunculus, Satellite, Brick, Red-line Quaker, Beaded Chestnut, Brown-spot Pinion, Chestnut, Dark Chestnut, Barred Sallow, Pink-barred Sallow, Sallow (a few ab. flavescens), Dusky-lemon Sallow (one on 6th), Lunar Underwing, Copper Underwing, Angle Shades, Frosted Orange, Large Wainscot, Vine’s Rustic, Scarce Bordered Straw (single on 7th), Burnished Brass, Silver Y, Red Underwing and Snout.
Last night (7th) was the best night of the week with 48 species caught.
No Orange Sallow recorded this year; but then not much Lime around the area. Yellow-line Quaker, Mottled Umber, Scarce Umber, Spruce Carpet, November Moth, December Moth still to come this month hopefully and a few unexpected surprises would be nice!