VC63 Garden Moths 15 June 2018 Post Hectar

Weather: Rescinding breeze to Occ Light Breeze  / Still  Temp 17o aprox Air Warm Dry  Post Storm Hectar gale. Dawn.



MV125 Robinson

Moth For ID means unknown for identification
Moth TBC  means The embedded image contains a plausible ID TBC

Despite radical contrast in the winds it is now still this pm and there appears to be  a lot on the move. Annoyingly a cat strike early in the pm part emptied the trap on its side . A list species of Tree that light was reaching from this trap

Birch, Apple , Cherry , Leylandi, Various garden Conifers , Elder , Beech
The location would also be in easy reach of  JW where there is predominant Oak and Beech

The predominant Moth was the Heart and Dart with upward of 12 released. Buff Ermine also had a good Innings

72.019 BF2061   Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea   x4
72.020 BF2060   White Ermine Spilosoma lubriciped  x1
63.018 BF1378   Elder Pearl   Anania coronata
63.025 BF1376   Small Magpie Anania hortulata  x4
73.333 BF2120   Ingrailed  Clay Diarsia mendica

73.264 BF2158   Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina

70.226 BF1906   Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

70.252 BF1931   Peppered Moth Biston betularia  x2

73.317 BF2089   Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis  x12

73.342 BF2107   Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

70.280 BF1958   Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata x1
73.267 BF2160   Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

73.328 BF1209   The Flame Axylia putris x2
73.329 BF2102   Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta

73.264 BF2158   Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina

72.019 BF2061   Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea








73.328 BF1209   The Flame Axylia putris

73.329 BF2102   Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta

73.317 BF2089   Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis






73.267 BF2160   Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

Dark / Common arpet Dysstroma citrata / truncuata

Difficult to separate but more angular post medium line would point to Dark markable Carpet