I was greeted at 7pm, and shown around the grounds and decided on a few good areas to position my traps.
The day had been warm in the sunshine but with a cool wind developing at times.
Full cloud cover ensued after dark but the wind didn't drop and I think this slightly hampered the numbers in the end, in fact one trap I decided to re-site because of the gusty conditions.
Thankfully the three other traps that were tucked away faired much better.
It was extremely exciting and rewarding coming to an area so close to me that has never been properly explored for moths before.
I packed up at around half midnight and left just after 1am with a pretty tidy list for this time of year with 44 species.
Best Macro Moth for me was an Orange Sallow, owing to the mature Limes in the vicinity.. expected really.
Also 3 forms of Elachista canapennella had my head scratching!
Many thanks to Margaret Luis for organising the evening for me, I shall be back hopefully soon.
Here is the full list
Catch Report - 12/09/19 - Weston Park - Hertfordshire - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap, 1x 250w MV Clear Robinson Trap, 1x Twin 15w Actinic/Synergetic Combo & 1x 160w Mercury Blended Robinson Trap - 4 traps in total
Macro Moths
Angle Shades
Brimstone Moth
Brindled Green
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Brown-spot Pinion
Centre-barred Sallow
Common Wainscot
Copper Underwing
Dusky Thorn
Engrailed
Flame Shoulder
Green Carpet
Large Yellow Underwing
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Light Emerald
Lunar Underwing
Oak Hook-tip
Orange Sallow
Orange Swift
Red-green Carpet
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Small Dusty Wave
Snout
Square-spot Rustic
Straw Dot
Vine's Rustic
White-point
Micro Moths
Acleris sparsana
Agriphila geniculea
Blastobasis adustella
Cameraria ohridella
Celypha lacunana
Cydia splendana
Elachista canapennella
Elophila nymphaeata
Emmelina monodactlya
Epiphyas postvittana
Parectopa ononidis
Phyllonorycter sp
Plutella xylostella
Scrobipalpa costella
Stigmella sp
Ypsolopha alpella
Ypsolopha parenthesella
Epiphyas postvittana |
Brindled Green |
Brown-spot Pinion |
Centre-barred Sallow |
Lesser Yellow Underwing |
Orange Sallow |
Orange Swift Female |
Elachista canapennella |
Elachista canapennella |
Elachista canapennella |
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