Good numbers in the trap!

[Cordaline]

Last night's trap was a good session for numbers & 2 new species for me again.
The new one's were:-
Square Spot Rustic

Agriphila geniculea

other nice ones that I got pics of were:-
Canary Shouldered Thorn with an Orange Swift

Iron Prominent

Flounced Rustic


Here is the trap list:-

Agriphila geniculea x4
Iron Prominent x1
Canary Shouldered Thorn x3
Riband Wave x3
Light-Brown Apple-moth x5
Agriphila tristella x15
Willow Beauty x2
Brimstone x3
Square Spot Rustic x19
Yellow Shell x2
Double Striped Pug x2
Common Plume Moth x1
Codling Moth x1
Orange Swift x6
Large Yellow Underwing 14
Flounced Rustic x15
Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing x7
Vine's Rustic x8
Agriphila straminella 4
Flame Shoulder x2
Setaceous Hebrew Character x3
Blastobasis adustella x3
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix x1

23 species & 114 moths.

[Miss Caretaker]

Your lists always make me envious - I had a total of 10 moths last night

[nutmeg]

Pretty good. I trapped Friday night and it wasn't great - just 12 species of macro and 3 micro. Most numerous was Setaceous Hebrew Character. Highlight was an Old Lady

[Miss Caretaker]

My pitiful list from last night:

Flounced Rustic x 3
Common Rustic agg x 2
Emmelina monodactyla x 1
Large Yellow Underwing x 1
Agriphila geniculea x 2
Agriphila tristella x 1

Cold and clear here with a bright moon
Jo

[Cordaline]

Thanks Miss C. & Nutmeg.
Saturday night was pretty good conditions for it here.
I use a Heath Trap, which I set up while there's only just enough light left to see. Visitors like the Yellow Shell & some micro's species are usually already bombing around by this point.
I go out & have a look about before I go to bed & anything that's on the fences etc I help into the trap. I'm sure my new neighbours think I'm bonkers & one has already asked what the light is for. I just hope I don't get any complaints!
Unless we get another spell of good weather, this will probably be the last really good haul of the season. The numbers will start to fall now.
Happy Mothing while it last's!

[Adam Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by nutmeg

Pretty good. I trapped Friday night and it wasn't great - just 12 species of macro and 3 micro. Most numerous was Setaceous Hebrew Character. Highlight was an Old Lady

I did a session at my Mum's near Yeovil and caught over 200 SHC. Took me hours to empty the trap.

Cheers,

Adam