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.

Puggish...

Brindled Pug

Common Pug

Muslin Moth

Least Black Arches

Umbellana? worn maybe? I need to check, any comments welcome. 

Mild last night and overcast.

Taxa

0663 Diurnea fagella 2

0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1

0688 Agonopterix heracliana 2

1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 2

1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 5

1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1 NFY ( Might need to check this one)

1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1 NFY

1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 3

2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) 1 NFY

2078 Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis) 1 NFY

2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 1

2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 5

2186 Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis) 9

2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 6

2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 7

2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 36

2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 2

2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 2

Plus a micro to be id'd...

89 moths of 19 sp. The best species count this year so far...