Sunday, 10 May 2015

My first ever Fox moth in Bucks

I left my 15 watt actinic in Oakley woods last night, only to find a meagre 9 moths in it this morning, but highlight for me was a female Fox moth which had laid three good batches of eggs in the egg-boxes! I scattered the eggs amoungst Bramble which is a stated food plant and hope some will survive. The other moths in the trap were Great prominent (3); Frosted green (1); Nut-tree tussock (2); Oak-tree pug (1), and a female Adela reaumurella.   Dave Maunder
Fox moth, Oakley woods, 10-5-2015

Female Fox moth with eggs, 10-5-2015
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  1. Peter Hall11 May 2015 at 09:41

    I trapped last year on Cors Caron NNR in Ceredigion and it was Fox female flying time. They beat May bug every time with the flight in.

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  2. Dave Wilton11 May 2015 at 17:36

    Rare in Bucks and new for the site - brilliant, Dave!

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