Expectations exceeded at Wicker Well

Last night I trapped this site in Somerleyton, later joined by Brian with two of his traps who has done  very well to manage to do a succession of moth nights. Conditions were excellent with the temperature staying above 13c. For the time of year this was the first visit at the site in ideal conditions so hopes were high for a good result. Slow to start, when Brian arrived he spoke of moths on the wing on the way over and I hadn’t seen a single moth at this time. Things did get moving though and the species count was still growing at 1am.

58 species recorded. Reed Dagger, Maple Prominent, White Pinion-spotted, Poplar Hawk-moth, Clouded Bordered Brindle, May High-flyer, Pale Oak-beauty, Rivulet, Waved Umber, Chinese Character, V-pug, Angle Shades, Scorched Carpet among them. Still some Common Quaker and Hebrew Character about as well as a Powdered Quaker. I was stunned with the freshness of the 3 Red-green Carpet I saw which were all pristine and made it hard to believe that they are single brooded, especially when specimens seen in November at Herringfleet Hills had lost most of their colouring. Pammene Argyrana recorded nearby last year with Swammerdamia caesiella, A velocella and Caloptilia alchimiella (very pretty) among the micros.

Also good to hear the Hobbies back at their nest site for yet another year. Left the site at 1.30 am.

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One Response to Expectations exceeded at Wicker Well

  1. Raymond Watson says:

    Yes a really good night, the best so far. Pleased you got out Keith and a nice varied catch. Just the odd one more on species numbers here but really surprised to see two species in the trap together that didn’t seem to fit seasonally with each other, a Brindled Beauty and a Marbled Minor otherwise expected species, First Treble Lines and Heart and Dart telling me they are going to be filling the traps shortly.

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