Stoke Common, Bucks

A last-minute decision by Martin Albertini and I to run some traps at Stoke Common, Bucks last night didn't produce all that many moths but we did get a smart migrant Vestal, second brood examples of Peach Blossom and Light Emerald as well as double-digit counts of both Neglected Rustic and White-point.  Neglected Rustic is a heathland species and in Bucks is only found at Stoke Common and Black Park.  We saw the full range of its colour forms, from reddish-brown through dark grey to very light grey.  More than 20 White-points were caught between four MV lights so the moth is certainly a resident at the site, as it probably is elsewhere now in the southern half of the county.  Dave Wilton

Vestal, Stoke Common 27th August

Neglected Rustic, Stoke Common 27th August

Neglected Rustic, Stoke Common 27th August

White-point, Stoke Common 27th August