Moth trapping 03/07/2019
Great night, several new for garden and an obvious highlight, the total was:
Macros
18 Dark Arches
4 Large Yellow Underwing
3 Clouded-bordered Brindle
3 Silver-ground Carpet
2 Elephant Hawk-moth
2 Buff Ermine
2 Marbled Minor agg
2 Heart & Dart
1 Shoulder-striped Wainscot
1 Ingrailed Clay
1 Latticed Heath
1 Shears
1 Green Carpet
1 Burnished Brass (NFY)
1 Oak Eggar (NFG)
1 Barred Straw (NFG)
1 Broom Moth (NFY)
1 Bright-line Brown-eye (NFG)
1 Rustic Shoulder-knot
Micros
1 Privet Tortrix (NFG)
1 Marbled Orchard Tortrix
Total 47 macros of 19 species, 2 micros of 2 species making 49 moths of 21 species. 4 NFG and 2 NFY
The obvious highlight mentioned earlier was a stunning female Oak Eggar, which went into the trap as soon as it was put out. In the pot she laid 8 eggs so hopefully they are fertile and we can try raising them.
