Middlewich 17th/18th July 2015
17/18th July 2015 Middlewich Cheshire
Species list followed by number in trap. Weather conditions - cool, overcast, dry and strong gusting breeze. Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart) - 5 Apamea lithoxylaea (Light Arches) - 1 Apamea monoglypha (Dark Arches) - 4 Apamea unanimis (Small Clouded Brindle) - 2 Bena bicolorana (Scarce Silver-lines) - 1 Blastobasis adustella - 1 Celypha striana (Barred Marble) - 1 Chrysoteuchia culmella - 1 Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak) - 2 Cryphia domestica (Marbled Beauty) - 1 Eilema lurideola (Common Footman) - 3 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth - 1 Eudonia lacustrata - 1 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug - 1 Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Brown House Moth) - 1 Hoplodrina blanda (Rustic) - 6 Idaea aversata (Riband Wave) - 1 Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth) - 1 Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) - 1 Mythimna ferrago (The Clay) - 1 Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing) - 4 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder - 1 Pleuroptya ruralis (Mother of Pearl) - 2 Xestia triangulum (Double Square-spot) - 3 Other species in Trap
Limnephilus lunatus - 1 All species released unharmed. Several smaller micro-moths and Caddis Flies not identified. |