A bit of a lull in the hectic mothing now and perhaps later in the week so I’ll get one of my visits out of the way before the lengthier comments for others. I had a fairly good catch at this site on a good night for mothing. The catch in general mimicked the catches elsewhere at the time Sharp-angled Carpet is doing very well and a number of Red-necked Footman. Lots of Yponomeuta evonymella also Fan-foot, Shaded and Small. I picked up a couple of Aproaerema (Syncopacma) larseniella that I took there last year and another Gelechiid that I was hoping for, Monochroa cytisella. Then there were two surprises that were brilliant a Strophedra nitidana and an Olive Crescent. The site has a lot of Beech and Oak trees. I am of the opinion that the chances of the Olive Crescent breeding at the site are significantly higher than it being an immigrant at this time. I shall be on the look-out for it in future years. There was only one so no competition to Old Hall Wood.
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I would expect the Olive Crescent to be a resident. I was planning on looking for the larvae of this species again a bit later in the year. I’ll add Captains Wood to the list and it will probably be worth checking some other woods in that area of the county – if it’s in one place it’s likely to be in others.
Tony
Good luck with the searching Tony. They have been clearing some of the Rhododendron. The moth was caught on the main pathway the opposite side to the cleared area from the road. The beech is closer to the road.