Catch of 16th September

Sorry to hear of your hornet invasion Brian. Luckily I don’t see too many, just a few of the common wasp. I took the advantage of a good weather night to pay my first visit to a new site I have to work on which is based around the Rivers Alde and Fromus. A varied site from wetland to dry grassland and with scrub and with both planted and natural tree species. Running two MV traps produced 90 species with a few micros still to ID and one larger noctuid that currently has me stumped. The commoner species were Rosy Rustic, Brimstone and Cameraria ohridella. Had some of the possible second brood species as I have at home such as Ruby Tiger, Chinese Character and Archips podana also what I would guess is a third brood for Coleophora alcyonipennella. Hoped for interest in the Wainscot department but only picked up the Large and Smoky. Three Acleris species; variegana, rhombana and emargana. Three Phyllonorycter species; harrisella, klemannella and one still to ID.

Autumn species of Centre-barred Sallow, Sallow, Lunar Underwing, Brown-spot Pinion, Autumnal Rustic, Deep Brown Dart and Black Rustic, plus a poorly marked Depressaria still to ID.

Took a few migrants; Silver Y, Dark Sword-grasss, Plutella xylostella and to cap the lot a Convolvulus Hawk-moth.

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2 Responses to Catch of 16th September

  1. jonc says:

    Sounds a good area Ray, where is the River Fromus?

    Still getting quite a few Coleophora alcyonipennella here too.

  2. Raymond Watson says:

    River Fromus joins the Alde just above the tidal sluice. I am working on RSPB sites in my vicinity and this is a very promising one for moths.
    Raymond

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