Better look on the migrants front.

Finally took my first Four-spotted Footman! Not at home though but at the Hollesley Marshes site. I’ve been running this site solo this year and owing to poor access, especially as the summer wore on, have only been running a single MV trap. I have however confirmed some of the more interesting species for the site such as the Double Dart, White-mantled Wainscot, Carpatolechia notatella and Cosmopterix lienigiella. Access should be on the improve now. However back to the migrants. My MV trap there caught just 41 species last night but included further migrant species, that in addition to the fore mentioned were, Pearly Underwing, Dark Sword-grass, Duponchelia fovealis, Cydia amplana and Plutella xylostella. My traps at home then added the Delicate, Rush Veneer, Palpita vitrealis and Ostrinia nubilalis. On the non Lepidoptera, both sites recorded the Great Silver Water Beetle (Hydrophilus piceus) and also at the Marshes a Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) that I have picked up elsewhere recently. Both these species are considered as migrants here in present conditions. A very satisfying selection for one nights catch!

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2 Responses to Better look on the migrants front.

  1. Neil says:

    I’d say 41sp is a good total for one trap, count yourself lucky! I had 2 traps running here and had 16sp with the only migrant a single Plutella xylostella.

  2. Matthew Deans says:

    Well done with the fovealis, which I believe is the first area record. I also took quadra last night (which was a male this time).

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