Shaded Fan-foot and Bramble

On our most recent moth night, blog to follow shortly, Brian and I captured 4 Shaded Fan-foot. There was no bramble any where near the trap site, although a single uddmanniana and about 3 Peach Blossom were noted. The nearest bramble was around half a mile from the trapping area, with hardly any strands of bramble far off growing in the woods let alone thickets of the stuff. Plenty of dead leaves of trees around. They are perhaps not just associated with bramble or at least travel a long way from it as we have already experienced at other sites on previous occasions trapping at this time of year. This time though, it was a real surprise to pick them up in an area devoid of the suspected food plant, and I confirmed today there was no bramble around with a daytime search for it and a chat with the Gamekeeper regarding the nearest clumps.

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