March Highlights

I have been spreading my wings a little to take me beyond Hollesley to locations I have landowner permission for moth trapping. To date these have comprised Bromeswell Green (mid month), Tangham (30th) and Staverton Park (31st). Highlights therefore cover these sites in addition to my home and a number of species new to me.

Following on from Jon Clifton’s post some time ago; a Lead-coloured Drab eventually did grace one of my traps at home. Herald has been a regular at home also Tangham and Staverton. Tangham provided the expected pine feeders for this time of year: Pine Beauty abundant and Ocnerostoma friesei common. Yellow Horned was common at Bromeswell Green. Several Agonopterix ocellana at Tangham and a propinquella at home. Some nice Acleris species; both ferrugana and notana at Tangham and Bromeswell, hastiana at Tangham, hyemana, cristana and literana at Staverton the literana being a nice follow-on from the SMG record there of August 2000. A good selection of Caloptilia; betulicola and falconipennella at Bromeswell, stigmatella, semifascia and populetorum at Tangham.

Eriocrania coming to light recently has put E. sangii and E. subpurpurella onto my site list at home. Tangham also saw E. semipurpurella in addition and Staverton Park also added E. unimaculella.

Brindled Pug was abundant at Staveton Park where the list included Frosted Green, Lunar Marbled Brown, Pammene giganteana and Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella which also was common at Tangham.

Among the early or unseasonal moths included a Hedya atropunctana at Tangham and a Nutmeg at home along with Dark Sword-grass and the spectacular Silver Diving Beetle on 31st.

 

 

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2 Responses to March Highlights

  1. keith says:

    It’s great that you’re getting out and about, Raymond! Is your Kipper still ok?

  2. Raymond Watson says:

    Generator is great. No problems at all. I am running 2 home made Robinson MV traps on it when I go wandering. Trialing other types of light at home too. Finding the actinic compact encouraging but unlike Brian only have one and on a Robinson.

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