Off piste-but only just.

Least Black Arches

Dark Sword-grass

Last night myself and John Rutter did a couple of hours trapping on Lord Howick's estate, not far from home. After the poor weather last week and the slow results from the garden it was a last minute decision to go ahead...

We used a 125w mv Robinson and a 160w blended bulb over a sheet.

The Least Black Arches was the earliest in the county by 2 days.

8.30pm - 10.45pm

Taxa
0663 Diurnea fagella 1
1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 8
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 5
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
2078 Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis) 1
2091 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) 1
2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 3
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 3
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 7
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 7
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1

1 pug to id.

40 moths of 11 sp.

Depressaria daucella I think.

Purple Thorn

Dark Sword Grass

A dull calm night 8 degrees.

Taxa
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 2
0663 Diurnea fagella 2
0670 Depressaria daucella 1 NEW The 2 unidentified micros from yesterday were also this species.
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1
1055 Acleris hyemana 3 Strange to catch 3 of these in one night here?
1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 5
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
1919 Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) 1 NFY
2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) 1
2091 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) 1 NFY
2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 1
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 1
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 1
2186 Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis) 4
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 3
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 5
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda) 1
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 20

54 Moths of 18 sp.

Some unusual species in there. 670 daucella is similar to 671 ultimella, but the foodplant of daucella is very common here and it looks the most like it on UK Moths...