Good results from the actinics

This evening (Friday) I joined Keith to run our lights at Neb Carr, Flixton on the Somerleyton estate. Neb Carr contains a good number of mature aspens with plenty of evidence of Hornet Moth exit holes at the base of many of them. But our target moth on this visit was Lead-coloured Drab. The evening proved to be pleasant enough with the temperature holding up around 8.5 deg. and our goal was achieved with a male and a female Lead-coloured Drab recorded.
Although no great quantity of moths (less than 50), we still managed 21 species including a first for the estate and for Keith – Red Chestnut. On this occasion the 5 actinic traps produced the best results with hardly anything coming to the four MV 125s.
We were all packed up and on our way home by 11pm.

Brian

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