Monday, 6 May 2013

5 new ones!

Well into May now and the Orthosias still hang on! with incertana,cruda,gothica and cerasi all featuring in last nights catch.
Was great to get abit of 'new' variety aswell with a welcome Purple Thorn, Pale Mottled Willow, 2 Nut-tree Tussocks and micros Eriocrania subpurpurella (4) and Epinotia immundana (1)
Staying mild again today, but again yesterday evenings cloud had disapperead by 10pm and it was a little chilly come 5am.
I can't wait to get the traps out in the field again tomorrow evening.

Catch Report - 05-05-13 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x125w MV Robinson Trap

 

Macro Moths


1x Purple Thorn [NFG]
1x Pale Mottled Willow [NFY]
2x Nut-tree Tussock [NFG]
1x Clouded Drab
2x Hebrew Character
4x Common Quaker
1x Small Quaker
1x Chestnut


Micro Moths


4x Eriocrania subpurpurella [NFG]
1x Epinotia immundana [NFG]
2x Alucita hexadactyla

1x Diurnea fagella

Nut-tree Tussocks











Purple Thorn











Pale Mottled Willow













Eriocrania subpurpurella












Epinotia immundana