Friday 23 December 2011

Its late....

Blair's Shoulder Knot
7 degrees.

Taxa
1631 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi) 1
2240 Blair's Shoulder-knot (Lithophane leautieri) 1

2 moths of 2 sp.

The Blair's is the latest county record by more than a month!

Thursday 22 December 2011

Christmas Mothing!

Winter Solstice at 5.30am this morning, 8 degrees.

Taxa
1631 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi) 6
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 1

7 moths of 2 sp.

Christmas mothing ! Excellent.....

Sunday 11 December 2011

The last post...again.

I'm having more come backs than Status Quo this year!

A short session from 4pm - 10.45pm. Weather mild 4 degrees and overcast cleared and dropped to 1 degree.

My first ever moth trapping in December means I have trapped in every month of 2011 without blank!

Taxa
1631 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi) 1
1799 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) 1
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 1

3 moths of 3 sp.