Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Rishworth - 15th June - Overnight Moths - A casualty

A good night last night and Marbled White Spots feel common at the moment..

Moth Trap 15th June:
Bordered White x1 [NFG]
Brimstone Moth x1 [NFG]
Blood Vein x2 {NFY]
Queries x3 see a separate post
Chrystoeuchia culmenella x3 (or however it is spelt)
Marbled White Spot x2
Pale Shouldeered Brocade x1
Heart and Dart x13
Elephant Hawk x1
Green Carpet x1 [NFG]
Peppered Moth x4
Lesser Swallow Prominent x3
Silver Ground Carpet x2
Buff tip x1

Now for the bit relating to 'A casualty'. On the outer eggboxes of the trap I turned one over as I started to empty the trap and a very large beige-red spider was sat with the wings of a Bordered White. The spider was then flopped over the fence into the meadow that seperates the house from the wood.

                                                   Bordered White above and below
                                                     Pale Shouldered Brocade below.

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