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Author:  Brian Hedley [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Marton Moths 2014

Marton, South of Gainsborough
18 March 2014
Moth trap (15watt actinic lamp over Skinner Trap) out in garden overnight produced 33 moths of 8 species including twin-spot quaker, small quaker, early grey and chestnut.

Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths

29 March 2014
Trap out overnight produced 32 moths of 8 species:
Shoulder-stripe 1
Early grey 3
Common quaker 1
Small quaker 1
Twin-spotted quaker 1
Powdered quaker 1
Clouded drab 9
Hebrew Character 15

Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Sat Apr 05, 2014 8:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths

04/04/2014
Actinic lamp in garden overnight produced 34 moths of 9 species including;
Purple thorn 1
Early thorn 1
Agonopterix heracliana 1

Cheers
Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Sat May 17, 2014 5:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths

16 May 2014
47 moths of 21 species noted with trap out in garden overnight (first outing fro MV lamp this year).
Included:
Lime hawk
White ermine
Poplar Kitten
Yellow-barred brindle
Dark twin-spot carpet
Cabbage
Nutmeg
Sandy carpet
Mottled pug
Phtheochroa rugosana

Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths

14 June 2014
Had MV lamp out in garden overnight and produced about 100 moths of at least 40 species including beautiful golden Y, Lychnis, broad-barred white and 3 elephant hawks. Still very few micros turning up.
Cheers
Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:45 am ]
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21 June 2014 with MV bulb produced at least 77 species including a bumper catch of 29 elephant hawks. Also noted small elephant hawk, sycamore, plain golden Y, Anania perlucialis, beautiful hooktip, peach blossom, swallow-tailed moth and scarce footman.

Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths 2014

Actinic lamp out overnight in garden (17/07) produced about 150 moths of 50 species including:
a rather smart looking micro Recurvaria leucatella (which could be a new VC 54 record?) plus
Aethes rubigana
Dwarf cream wave
Drinker
Dingy footman
Scarce footman
Broad-barred white
Small blood-vein
Clay
Diamondback 2
Dusky sallow
Knot grass
Plus, found a vapourer caterpillar in garden this morning, another weird-looking one with various bits sticking out!
Cheers
Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths 2014

22 July 2014
Actinic lamp in garden overnight produced about 54 species including Common Lutestring and Buff Footman, both new for the garden.
Cheers
Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths 2014

26 July 2014
MV bulb out in garden for a couple of hours (due to rain forecast later in in night) produced at least 45 species including:
Ruby tiger 5
Magpie 4
Scarce footman 2
Hedya ochroleucana 1
Phycitodes binevella 1
Limnaecia phragmitella 2
Diamondback 5
Coronet 1

Plus, at dusk in garden on 25th July found the smart looking micro Acleris cristana.
Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths 2014

Actinic lamp out overnight (30th July) produced about 110 moths of 47 species including:
Gold spot 2
Silver Y 1
Bordered pug 2
Scarce footman 1
Copper/Svensonn's Copper Underwing 1
Elephant hawk 1

Also Vapourer moth found on house window today (1st Aug).

Cheers
Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths 2014

Actinic lamp out overnight (1st September) produced about 90 moths of 35 species including:
Centre-barred Sallow
Rosy Rustic
Chinese Character
Common marbled carpet
Angle shades
Brimstone
Vine's Rustic
Copper Underwing
Spectacle
Most numerous were large yellow underwing and square-spot rustic.

Cheers
Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths 2014

13 Sept
Actinic lamp overnight produced about 68 moths of 27 species including:
Black Rustic 1 (one of my favourite moths)
Sallow 1
Angle shades 4
Pale mottled willow 5
Burnished brass 2
Grey pine carpet 1
Engrailed 2
Common marbled carpet 1
Red twin-spot carpet 1 (a bit late?)
Vine's rustic 1
Turnip moth 1
Lunar underwing 1
Euzophera pinguis 1
Most numerous were lesser yellow underwing and square-spot rustic.

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths 2014

18th September
Actinic lamp in garden overnight produced about 69 moths of 24 species including several migrants.

Dark sword-grass 2
Black rustic 1
Silver Y 1
Burnished brass 1
Frosted orange 1
Pale mottled willow 2
Centre-barred sallow 1
Pink-barred sallow 1
Most numerous were lunar underwing and large yellow underwing.

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:26 pm ]
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25 Sept
Actinic in garden overnight produced about 65 moths of 20 species including:
Black rustic 1
Mallow 2 (just didn't want to be photographed!!)
Angle shades 3
Pale mottled willow 3
Broad-bordered yellow underwing 1
Sallow 3
Most numerous were lunar underwing and beaded chestnut (15 of each)
Very few micros now.

No death's-head hawk yet!


Cheers
Brian

Author:  Brian Hedley [ Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Marton Moths 2014

1st October.
Actinic lamp produced 38 moths of 19 species including:
Black rustic 1
Green-brindled crescent 3
Straw dot 1
Red-line quaker 1
Silver Y 1
Blair's shoulder-knot 1
Spectacle 1
Brimstone 1

Brian

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