Tuesday 22 March 2011

GET IN THE NET!

...or trap. I'm well pleased with last nights lot, not least because of this -

Red Sword-Grass

Taxa
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1 NFY
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 5
1663 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 6
1926 Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria) 2
1930 Oak Beauty (Biston strataria) 1 (yawn...)
2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 9
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 1
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 1 NFY
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 18
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 12
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 37
2241 Red Sword-grass (Xylena vetusta) 1 NEW
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1

96 moths of 14 sp.

What a great catch. The Red Sword-grass is bigger than expected. I only managed these dull images in a quick attempt after work tonight so I have kept it in cool accomodation for another night.

I dont like keeping moths too long, so I put a small piece of kitchen roll soaked in sugar solution in with the moth. We've just looked and he is getting stuck in!

I'll take a pic of the Small Quaker tomorrow too, but the Parsnip flew into the house and out of sight...

4 comments:

  1. Superb! Never seen one..........

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  2. A big night Stewart....Your patience has been rewarded mate.

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  3. That's the dogs .....

    Bloody typical that the conditions are so good this week when I'm constrained by work committments and trivialities like wife's birthday ....

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