Got the new Skinner trap working with an MBT lamp, had one of our best catches last night, 131 moths of 20 species as follows
Brimstone 1
Smoky Wainscot 3
Mother of Pearl 2
Antler Moth 4
Large Yellow Underwing 81
Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
Lesser broad bordered Yellow Underwing 4
Small fan footed Wave 1
Rosy Minor 2
Middle barred Minor 1
Dark Arches 9
Common Rustic agg 14
Burnished Brass 1
Dunbar 1
Six striped Rustic 1
Straw Dot 1
Square Spot Rustic 1
Plain Golden Y 1
Carpet sp? (see photo)
Heavily worn unknown (see top photo)
Any help with these last two greatly appreciated!
Other highlight of the night was the sudden appearance of 5 escaped Saddleback Pigs round the trap, quite a thing this new trap!!
4 comments:
top 1s a bit worn,carpet is a twin spotted,pigs must be a 1st for calderdale if not yorkshire !!!
One things for sure Pigs are easier than Pugs! Having said that we have photos if anyone wants to check the ID :)
good amount of Moths that Nick,pretty much the same here
Early Thorn
Common Carpet
Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
Large Yellow Underwing 94
Lesser BB Yellowunderwing 4
Common Rustic 10
Smoky Wainscot 1
Six Striped Rustic 2
Dark Arches 4
Brimstone 1
Square Spot Rustic 1
Canary Shouldered Thorn 1
Dunbar 1
Scalloped Oak 1
July Highflyer 1
Nice to see youve got some moths Nick and sandra,will have to pop round to see it in action should be getting Anomalous any time now...
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