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Sandbach 16th/17th August 2015

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16th/17th August 2015 Sandbach Cheshire
Species list followed by number in trap.

Weather conditions - Cool, clear, dry with only light breeze.
Acrobasis advenella - 2
Agriphila geniculea - 2
Agriphila tristella - 8
Agrotis puta (Shuttle-shaped Dart) - 2
Apamea monoglypha (Dark Arches) - 1
Blastobasis adustella - 3
Caloptilia azaleella (Azalea Leaf Miner) - 1

Cryphia domestica (Marbled Beauty) - 3
Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) - 2
Epirrhoe alternata (Common Carpet) - 1
Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle) - 1
Idaea aversata (Riband Wave) - 2

Mesapamea secalis (Common Rustic) - 26
Noctua fimbriata (Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing) - 1
Noctua interjecta (Least Yellow Underwing) - 1
Noctua janthe (Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing) - 5
Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing) - 41
Nola cucullatella (Short-cloaked Moth) - 1
Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty) - 8

Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Ruby Tiger) - 1
Pleuroptya ruralis (Mother of Pearl) - 1
Tachystola acroxantha - 2

Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Garden Carpet) - 1
Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character) - 1
Yponomeuta cagnagella (Spindle Ermine) - 1
Yponomeuta evonymella (Bird-cherry Ermine) - 1




Other species in Trap
Chrysoperla carnea - 1
Nicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle) - 2


All released unharmed. 

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Chrysoperla carnea
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Nicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle
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Acrobasis advenella
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Agrotis puta (Shuttle-shaped Dart)
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Caloptilia azaleella (Azalea Leaf Miner)
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Epirrhoe alternata (Common Carpet)
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Mesapamea secalis (Common Rustic)
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Noctua janthe (Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)
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Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty)
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Tachystola acroxantha
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Yponomeuta cagnagella (Spindle Ermine)
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Agriphila geniculea
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Apamea monoglypha (Dark Arches)
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Cryphia domestica (Marbled Beauty)
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Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle)
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Noctua fimbriata (Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)
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Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing)
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Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Ruby Tiger)
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Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Garden Carpet)
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Yponomeuta evonymella (Bird-cherry Ermine)
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Agriphila tristella
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Blastobasis adustella
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Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth)
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Idaea aversata (Riband Wave)
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Noctua interjecta (Least Yellow Underwing)
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Nola cucullatella (Short-cloaked Moth)
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Pleuroptya ruralis (Mother of Pearl)
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Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)


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