Middlewich 19th/20th July 2015
19/20th July 2015 Middlewich Cheshire
Species list followed by number in trap. Weather conditions - cool, overcast, light drizzle early morning. Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger) - 1 Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart) - 8 Agrotis puta (Shuttle-shaped Dart) - 1 Apamea lithoxylaea (Light Arches) - 2 Apamea monoglypha (Dark Arches) - 1 Batrachedra praeangusta - 1 Chrysoteuchia culmella - 3 Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak) - 1 Cryphia domestica (Marbled Beauty) - 1 Eilema lurideola (Common Footman) - 6 Hoplodrina alsines (The Uncertain) - 1 Hoplodrina blanda (Rustic) - 6 Hydriomena furcata (July Highflyer) - 1 Idaea aversata (Riband Wave) - 3 Idaea dimidiata (Single-dotted Wave) - 1 Laspeyria flexula (Beautiful Hook-tip) - 1 Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) - 1 Noctua fimbriata (Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing) - 1 Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing) - 4 Nola cucullatella (Short-cloaked Moth) - 1 Oligia latruncula (Tawny Marbled Minor) - 1 Opisthograptis luteolata (Brimstone) - 1 Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty) - 1 Pleuroptya ruralis (Mother of Pearl) - 1 Plodia interpunctella (Indian Meal Moth) - 1 Scopula imitaria (Small Blood-vein) - 1 Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey) - 2 Tachystola acroxantha - 1 Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Garden Carpet) - 1 Yponomeuta evonymella (Bird-cherry Ermine) - 4 Yponomeuta malinellus (Apple Ermine) - 1 Other species in Trap
Aphodius rufipes - 1 All species released unharmed. Several smaller micro-moths and Caddis Flies not identified. |