Our trip to the Hook Norton Railway Cutting BBOWT reserve with 4 traps on Tuesday night yielded 107 macro species and around 72 micros (still work in progress). Trapping in the garden on Wednesday I only used the 20w Wemlite to try to keep the catch manageable but still picked up these 4 for identification/ checking.
Possible Scoparia subfusca (13mm)
Unknown Tortrix (8mm)
Possible Rhodophaea formosa ? (14mm)
Pammene regiana? (8mm)
As always any help appreciated.
Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.
Hi Andy,
ReplyDeleteI think you are correct with Scoparia subfusca. The tortrix is a bit faded but I'm sure that's Lobesia abscisana. Rhodophaea formosa is correct for the next two, while the last one will almost certainly be regiana but it can be very difficult to rule out trauniana (which would be a very good record). Perhaps one to keep for Peter.
That's great thanks. I'm just sorting last night's batch so there might be a couple more later. A couple of new ones for the garden in this batch.
ReplyDeleteWhen you've got time maybe you could let us know what interesting moths you got at the Hook Norton Cutting. If I remember correctly that's limestone grassland so could produce some nice species!
ReplyDeleteWill do. As far as the macros are concerned we have been a little disappointed that we have not had anything particularly notable to the light traps. In this latest session Bordered Pug was the only species I have not had in the garden. Day flying moths have included Chimney Sweeper and Common Heath this year and Six-belted Clearwing to the API lure this week. I will put together a list of the more interesting micros when the next batch has been through Peter's hands. Nemophora metallica is abundant there at this time of the year with at least one on almost every Scabious flower.
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