Top moth species = Light Brown Apple (26) followed by Large Yellow Underwing (8).
Total of 55 moths and 16 species.
Strange for me No Lunar Underwings. In 2014 on 16/09 I had 65. What on earth is going on?
Onto my ID queries.
A Blog for moth recorders in Bucks, Berks and Oxon
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
A couple of ID queries
Moth trap run on 13/09/16 in my Tilehurst garden.
Top moth species = Light Brown Apple (26) followed by Large Yellow Underwing (8).
Total of 55 moths and 16 species.
Strange for me No Lunar Underwings. In 2014 on 16/09 I had 65. What on earth is going on?
Onto my ID queries.
Small Dusty Wave?
The above two are the same species, but I haven't a clue. Help needed please.
Top moth species = Light Brown Apple (26) followed by Large Yellow Underwing (8).
Total of 55 moths and 16 species.
Strange for me No Lunar Underwings. In 2014 on 16/09 I had 65. What on earth is going on?
Onto my ID queries.
Hello Tony, yes to Small Dusty Wave and I think your tortrix is Crocidosema plebejana which would be quite a nice record.
ReplyDeleteLunar Underwing hasn't got going here yet either ... but it will!! Give it another week or so and I'm sure you'll be seeing plenty of them.