Hardcastle Crags 21st April 2017

Further to Andys Counts Below


Weather :  Still occ Breeze Warm 11 -14 0 becoming cool
Trap : Robinson MV 120
Std 18-58 Canon Kit Lens
Three AC BL CD Attended  .

Other entomology  Nicrophorus humator , Cranefly Tipula

A slow steady start lend to a flurry between 10:30 and 11:30. In the main Common Qauker was by far most numerous with a steady input . The Early Tooth Stripe also appeared evident in number.
The Red Green Carpet likely over wintered and emerged from hibernation . The Grey Birch was a fairly fresh specimen and relatively  infrequent to this location



70.103 BF1750  Water Carpet Lampropteryx suffumata

70.274 BF1951  Grey Birch Aethalura punctulata

 

73.250 BF2189  Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda

73.069 BF 2243 Early Grey Xylocampa areola



70.095  BF 1760 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata 

71.018 BF2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent Pheosia gnoma

see tthis link for Sallow versus Lessser Swallow


70.237 BF1917 Early Thorn Selenia dentaria






TBC



See this link for Mottled Grey versus Early Tooth Stripe


70.202 BF 1881 Early Tooth-striped Trichopteryx carpinata

See this Link Mottled Grey versus Early Tooth Stripe 



ETS Caterpillar