A Blog for moth recorders in Bucks, Berks and Oxon
Sunday, 22 October 2017
Wondered when this would turn up
Cold, strong westerly winds meant very few moths for me in the garden trap last night so a pristine Oak Rustic was a very nice surprise. I expect this is continued northward expansion after several caught in recent years in Reading and was wondering where it would turn up next - there's plenty of Evergreen Oaks so perhaps we'll start to see more and more of this species in the future - it could of course just be a migrant with all the recent activity. Marc Botham, Didcot
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A smart little moth and another one I've been keeping my eye open for - good to know that it is now getting closer! There was a definite down-turn in numbers here too last night with only 14 moths of ten species.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. It's only just started flying and if anyone has access to Quercis ilex where they can trap safely it's worth a try underneath them anywhere in the 3 counties as it could already be established locally.
ReplyDeleteYep that night was freezing and windy and there were very few moths in the trap, maybe 3 or 4 others. Things got better again last night. Another armigera and a fair haul for a very urban garden including two smart aprilina. No scararia this time but before the cooler nights was getting one or two every night.
ReplyDeleteAn upturn here as well last night to 20 species although most were seasonal residents. Another Vestal was of interest in that it shows migrants are still out there waiting to appear in light traps. Antigastra catalaunalis would suit me down to the ground - a smart little crambid of which there have been several dotted around the southern half of the UK over the past week or two!
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