With my trap left out overnight at work and with another breezy but warm night predicted, I wasn't expecting much to the homemade Actinic trap, so you can imagine my amazement when I actually could see moths in and around the trap, spotting two Acleris literana's on the top of the lid was very pleasing, what's more they were two different forms!
Also, a great big Oak Beauty and a stunning Pine Beauty were in the bottom of the trap.
13 moths of 8 species was the final count, including a late find Phyllocnistis species (which I think is xenia) I'll try and photograph it better tomorrow as it wouldn't stop walking around the pot!
No more trapping for a while now as the cold nights return.
24/02/21 - Work - Bishop's Stortford - East Herts - 40w Actinic + 15w Twin Synergetic/Actinic Trap
Common Quaker 2
Oak Beauty 1
Pine Beauty 1
Micro Moths
Acleris literana 2
Emmelina monodactyla 4
Epiphyas postvittana 1
Phyllocnistis xenia 1 TBC
Tortricodes alternella 1
Acleris literana |
Acleris literana |
Common Quaker |
Phyllocnistis xenia 1 TBC |
Epiphyas postvittana |
Oak Beauty |
Pine Beauty |
Tortricodes alternella |
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