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Moth Night at Whisby Nature Reserve
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Author:  Colin and Sheila Jennings [ Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Moth Night at Whisby Nature Reserve
Posted on behalf of Laura Wiffen

Email: nmrs@butterfly-conservation.org

Telephone: 01929 406009

It is a Free event for beginners on Saturday 8 August 15:00 - 18:00 then 20:00 onwards at Whisby Nature Reserve, Lincoln. An Introduction to moths and moth recording led by Jon Clifton. These workshops are designed to encourage a greater appreciation and enthusiasm for moths. Learn about their lives, habits and how and where to see them. There will be a live demonstration of light-trapping for moths in the evening. Places must be booked in advance via Laura Wiffen, the moths count project assistant, by email nmrs@butterfly-conservation.org or telephone 01929 406009.
Author:  Colin and Sheila Jennings [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Moth Night at Whisby Nature Reserve
Whisby Nature Park (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust), Moor Lane, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincoln

Saturday 8th August 2009

Species List:

Angle-striped Sallow
Bordered Beauty
Canary-shouldered Thorn
Clouded Border
Common Carpet
Common Wave
Copper Underwing
Coxcomb Prominent
Dark Arches
Dingy Footman
Dotted Clay
Drinker
Dun-bar
Flame Carpet
Flame Shoulder
Figure of Eighty
Iron Prominent
July Highflyer
Large Yellow Underwing
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Lesser Swallow Prominent
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Old Lady
Orange Swift
Pale Prominent
Riband Wave
Sallow Kitten
Scalloped Hook-tip
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Single-dotted Wave
Small Fan-footed Wave
Small Phoenix
Snout
Spectacle
Straw Dot
Svensson’s Copper Underwing
Vapourer
Willow Beauty
Yellow-tail
Total of 40 species of macro-moth
Acleris laterana
Acentria ephemerella (Water Veneer)
Agonopterix alstromeriana
Agonopterix sp. to be determined by Martin
Agriphila straminella
Agriphila tristella
Apotomis betuletana
Blastobasis adustella (lignea)
Cydia splendana
Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth)
Pandemis corylana (Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix)
Pandemis heparana (Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix)
Parapoynx stratiotata (Ringed China-mark)
Pleuroptya ruralis (Mother of Pearl)
Trachycera advenella
Udea lutealis
Udea prunalis
Ypsolopha dentella (Honeysuckle Moth)

Total of 18 species of micro-moth

Site Total of 40 species of macro-moth and 18 species of micro-moth

Grand total of 58 species of moth
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