Cracking late October night

I had an absolutely cracking night at the Bawdsey Hall traps with a big arrival of migrants which included: 3 Diamond-back Moth, 3 Crocidosema plebejana, 1 Eudonia angustea, 4 Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 Palpita vitrealis, 5 Rush Veneer, 1 female Gem, 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 32 Dark Sword-grass, 3 Turnip, and 3 Silver Y.

An impressive 45 species were recorded at the lights including resident Acleris rhombana, Acleris variegana, Acleris sparsana, Epiphyas postvittana, Caloptilia semifascia, Agonopterix heracliana, Emmelina monodactyla, Streak, Mallow, Grey Pine Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Red-green Carpet, November Moth (abundant now), Feathered Thorn, Vapourer, Angle Shades, Blair’s Shoulder-knot, Beaded Chestnut, Lunar Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Green-brindled Crescent, Large Wainscot, L-album Wainscot, Vine’s Rustic, Yellow-line Quaker, Red-line Quaker, Brick, White-point, Feathered Ranunculus, Satellite, Chestnut, Merveille du Jour, Brindled Green and Barred Sallow. 

 

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2 Responses to Cracking late October night

  1. tonyhopkins says:

    Interesting! It’s becoming clear that I get approx, a tenth of the migrants you get at Bawdsey. I’m ten miles inland so perhaps it’s a simple mathematical calculation. I had a Eudonia angustea but hadn’t realised it was a migrant. Ditto turnip moth. Also, I assume my late white-points are migrants, but I notice you don’t. Confusing! I guess all moths are migrants some time.

  2. Neil says:

    No migrants at all here, and just 11sp seen, all moth species numbered in single figures so a pretty empty trap. Count yourself very lucky Matthew!
    Interesting that a Orange sallow turned up in my trap, thought they were over a while ago.
    Does look like it is all going to really calm down moth wise next week with strong winds followed by much colder temperatures. Shame, as it has been such a nice benign autumn so far.

    Neil

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