A Whole Load of Moths
It was a busy night in the moth trap last night. Despite not putting out a sheet, just the trap itself and not investigating it early in the morning there was still 185 moths in the trap, from 36 different species. Seven of which were new garden records as well.
- 1 x Oligia sp.
- 1 x Magpie
- 2 x Antler Moth
- 9 x Scarce Footman
- 9 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
- 1 x Rosy Footman*
- 2 x Ruby Tiger
- 43 x Large Yellow Underwing
- 16 x Dark Arches
- 41 x Striped Wainscot
- 20 x Common Rustic / Lesser Common Rustic agg.
- 1 x Ghost Moth
- 2 x Flame Shoulder
- 3 x White-line Dart
- 1 x Muslin Moth*
- 1 x Common Carpet
- 5 x Rosy Minor
- 1 x Archer’s Dart
- 1 x Rosy Rustic
- 4 x Dingy Footman
- 1 x Clay
- 1 x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing*
- 1 x Double Kidney*
- 1 x Flame
- 1 x July Highflyer
- 1 x Silver Y
- 1 x Marbled Beauty*
- 1 x Garden Tiger
- 1 x Scalloped Oak
- 2 x Sallow Kitten
- 1 x Single-dotted Wave
- 1 x Riband Wave
- 1 x Lesser Cream Wave*
- 1 x Least Yellow Underwing
- 1 x Flounced Rustic
- 5 x Uncertain
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- Double Kidney
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- Ghost Moth
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- Least Yellow Underwing
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- Lesser Cream Wave
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- Magpie
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- Marbled Beauty
