Author Archives: Neil

The brief mild spell over the last few days tempted me to try a trap in the garden last night, and I was pleased to find some moths in the morning. Results were: Pale brindled beauty – 5 March moth … Continue reading →

Put a trap on in the garden last night for a few hours as it was mild, before the rain arrived. A few moths braved the breezy conditions, with 4 Pale brindled beauty, 2 Chestnut and 2 March moth caught. … Continue reading →

Been running a single 125w MV trap in the garden a few times recently on these mild evenings, and been picking up small numbers of moths, mainly the same species as I’ve seen before. Still seeing Mottled umber, and getting … Continue reading →

Like others, I too put out 2 traps (125w MV plus twin 30w actinic) last night up in the woodland around the work-sheds at the golf course. With it being so mild I did expect to see a few moths, … Continue reading →

My moth list for 2013 started today, and didn’t begin with the usual Winter moth! Found both Emmelia monodactyla and Agonopterix umbellana whilst coppicing some Gorse today at work. Forecast to be mild (and dry!) tomorrow night so I’m hoping … Continue reading →

Found 10 Mottled umber round the security lights at work this morning, so there seems to have been a bit of moth activity in the mild conditions despite all the rain! Neil

I’ve now recorded Scarce umber at the golf course, with 2 seen today by the security lights at the club-house along with 3 Mottled umber and a November moth agg. So that is probably going to be it for species … Continue reading →

Only five moths of five species caught in the garden trap last night (felt mild at dusk hence why I tried trapping). Well, in fact only 3 were in the trap, the 2 others were on the vegetation around the … Continue reading →

Amazingly another Goat moth larva was found today on the golf course, by a couple of guys repairing some steps, not too far from a row of large old Oak pollards. It had spun up a cocoon in the rotten … Continue reading →

Ran the twin actinic and a Robinson mv trap out in a different wooded area out on the golf course last night for around 3 hours as it was warm and thought it would be worth the extra effort. Results … Continue reading →