Saturday 17 June 2017

Broom Moth


Broom Moth - my very first record of what is essentially a common moth. No idea why it's taken this long.
 
A large number of moths (330+ of at least 65 species) in the trap that took me a long time to process this morning. The only new species was Broom Moth and the only immigrants were 1 Silver Y and 2 Rusty-dot Pearl. The rest of the haul included 1 Eyed Hawkmoth, 2 Brimstone Moth, 1 Common Carpet, 82 Heart and Dart, 5 Mottled Rustic, 18 Small Magpie, 12 Riband Wave, 8 Common Marbled Carpet, 3 Double-striped Pug, 17 Snout, 1 Thistle Ermine, 6 Grey Pug, 9 Willow Beauty, 7 Small Fan-foot, 1 Elder Pearl, 3 Garden Carpet, 4 Clouded Border, 5 Buff Ermine, 1 Bee Moth, 15 Minor Agg, 3 Common Wave, 1 Spectacle, 2 Uncertain, 11 Bright-line Brown-eye, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, 2 Clouded Silver, 3 Green Pug, 28 Dark Arches, 1 Coastal Pearl, 6 Straw Dot, 1 Fan-foot, 4 Treble Brown-spot, 1 Small Angle Shades, 3 Buff Arches, 1 Common Emerald, 1 Single-dotted Wave, 1 Haworth's Pug, 1 Common Pug, 1 Olive Pearl, 19 Flame, 10 Uncertain/Vines Agg, 1 Figure of Eighty, 1 Lime-speck Pug, 1 Least Black Arches, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Ruddy Streak, 1 Grey Arches, 2 Small Seraphim, 2 Bramble-shoot Moth, 1 Dusky Brocade, 2 Heart and Club, 1 Middle-barred Minor, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Treble Lines, 1 Small Square-spot, 1 Blood-vein, 1 Southern Bell, 1 Little Grey, 1 Hoary Bell, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Barred Straw and 1 Barred Marble.


Broom Moth


Small Angle Shades - one of my absolute favourites - a really beautiful little moth.


Treble Brown-spot - one of four trapped last night


An unusually plain Shuttle-shaped Dart


Hoary Bell - Eucosma cana


Dusky Brocade - compare with yesterday's - a less strongly marked individual.

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