I trapped in Bernwood Forest for the usual three hours last night. Only 10 species were seen with no surprises, the full list comprising just over 360 individuals: Tortricodes alternella (96), Acleris ferrugana/notana (1), Small Brindled Beauty (73), Pale Brindled Beauty (75), Oak Beauty (3), Spring Usher (93), Dotted Border (3), Chestnut (14), Satellite (5) & Common Quaker (2).
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| Oak Beauty, Bernwood 18th February |
A handful of non-moths came to light as well, including a couple of early nocturnal ichneumon wasps (one of them surprisingly not Ophion obscuratus agg. so that one has been retained) and the ground-hopper Tetrix subulata shown below. The latter is my earliest record to light - not that I see it very often - but a quick search on-line tells me it can be found throughout the year.
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| Tetrix subulata, Bernwood 18th February |
Dave Wilton Westcott, Bucks
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