6 people attended this meeting at the North Cove SWT reserve. 9 traps deployed covering the wet woodland and 2 open fen meadow areas on the site. Good numbers of moths came in to most of the lights (well, a lot of Mother of Pearls did!). Highlights from the list of 130 species included the following. Triple-spotted pug (one noted at Keith’s trap out in the fen meadow, one of the target species for the night and a new moth for one person), Ancylis badiana (at least 15 noted, a good number, all checked for the rarer Ancylis paludana), Pinion-streaked snout, Small wainscot, Webb’s wainscot, Hypatima rhomboidella, Dusky thorn (good numbers), Gold spot, Maple pug (seems to be cropping up everywhere this year), Small rufous, Platytes alpinella, Cochylis molliculana, Crescent, Dingy shell, Ypsolopha nemorella and dentellas, Currant pug, Coronet, Scallop shell, Acleris rhombana and the first Flounced rustic for the season. As has been the norm this year underwing moths and other common species in very low numbers, especially the wainscots.
A Great silver water beetle also came in to one light. With moths calming down around midnight we decided to pack up. This site will be worth a return visit next year as the wet meadow areas look very interesting with a good variety of plants present.
Neil