Wednesday 17 June 2020

Westcott, Bucks

Another week has passed by with rather average nightly catches (generally only 60-70 species) but, thanks to continued very early appearances by many, the garden year-list is now well past 300 species.  That milestone was achieved on the 14th which is five days earlier than in 2019.  The following have been added:

(10th)  Clepsis spectrana, Barred Yellow, Lesser Yellow Underwing
(11th)  Cochylis hybridella, Scarce Footman
(12th)  Paraswammerdammia nebulella, Argyresthia cupressella, Archips podana, Ancylis achatana, Epinotia
            bilunana, Rhyacionia pinicolana, Riband Wave, White Satin
(13th)  Narycia duplicella, Prays fraxinella, Lappet, Blue-bordered Carpet, Dark Umber
(14th)  Acrobasis advenella, Euzophera pinguis, Hypsopygia costalis, Endotricha flammealis, Udea prunalis,
            Lilac Beauty, Large Emerald, Rustic, Light Arches, Brown-line Bright-eye, Clay
(15th)  Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Swallow-tailed Moth, Dark Spectacle
(16th)  Ditula angustiorana, Archips xylosteana, Hedya salicella, Phycita roborella, Fan-foot

Epinotia bilunana, Westcott 12th June

Udea prunalis, Westcott 14th June

Barred Yellow, Westcott 12th June

Large Emerald, Westcott 14th June

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks
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2 comments:

  1. Jo Maunder17 June 2020 at 17:21

    The Large Emerald's a beauty! Rain stopped play again last night, which was a shame as so many moths were flying in the garden before the heavens opened. Frustrating!!

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  2. Dave Wilton17 June 2020 at 20:13

    Indeed, smart moths aren't they?! I don't think Dave ever had Large Emerald in Aylesbury but you never know...

    I don't worry too much about the rain here. For the busiest summer months I put up a gazebo and run my non-waterproof garden MV under it. It went up last Saturday night when it wasn't clear when the thunderstorms would end and it will stay up now until the onset of autumn. Despite obscuring the light from immediately above, it seems to make no difference at all to the catch and gives some of the moths which don't make it into the trap somewhere to cling on to in the dry.

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