Made a spooky trip last night, there was a halloween themed night on at Parndon, so I decided to take a trap and vertical white sheet and see if there was any moths around!
The conditions were quite frankly awful, a cool breeze and a completely clear sky hampered the catch, and after 2 hours I packed up.
I did manage a new species though! 8 of them to be precise the micro Diurnea lipsiella the Autumn equivalent of Diurnea fagella and pretty uncommon going on my Essex moth book.
Catch Report - Parndon Wood- 30/10/10 - 1x 160w Homemade MBT with vertical hanging sheet.
Silver-Y
November Moth
Macro Moths
1x November Moth [NFY]
1x Silver-Y
7x Chestnut
1x Red-green Carpet
1x Brick
2x Mottled Umber
Diurnea lipsiella
Micro Moths
8x Diurnea lipsiella [NFS]
1x Emmelina monodactyla
1x Acleris hastiana
Sunday, 31 October 2010
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Must be about time to get out searching trunks and twigs for apterous females then - I'd really like to see a female Mottled Umber. D. lipsiella is also one I've not seen.
ReplyDeleteYep, it is indeed, although the weather is a bit rough at the moment. Good luck on your hunt!
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