Thursday, 23 February 2012

Catch Report - 22/02/12 - Farmland/Back Garden - Hertfordshire

A cracking night with temperatures getting milder as the night went on, at 12am when I returned home there were Moths everywhere! and I duly potted up 16 there and then.
By the morning a grand total of 31 Moths were to be found including 2 new for year Micro Moths, Acleris notana and Ypsolopha ustella.
5 each of Satellite and Spring Usher headed the Macro list.
The trap is all set again for tonight which promises to be just as mild.

Catch Report - 22/02/12 - 125w MV Robinson Trap - Back Garden/Farmland


Macro Moths

5x Spring Usher
5x Satellite
1x March Moth
1x Small Brindled Beauty
1x Pale Brindled Beauty

Micro Moths

1x Ypsolopha ustella [NFY]
2x Acleris notana [NFY]
5x Agonopterix heracliana
1x Acleris cristana
12x Tortricodes alternella


Acleris cristana










Acleris notana









Ypsolopha ustella
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3 comments:

  1. Trent Duval23 February 2012 at 14:59

    Superb ! That's a great catch for the third week in Feb.

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  2. Bennyboymothman24 February 2012 at 00:23

    Thanks Trent :) looking good for tonight as well.

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  3. Tony Morris25 February 2012 at 11:20

    Ben, I'm really envious, two moths this morning, n=but before that a series of blank days. I don't know why but I never do well early in the season, what's the secret?

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