Birds, Leps, Observations & Generalities - the images and ramblings of Mark Skevington. Sometimes.

Monday 15 June 2009

From the garden trap, 01/06/09 - 03/06/09

Dramatic rise and fall over three nights. 01/06/2009 Total catch 63 of 31sp. 125W MV 37 of 24sp., 80W actinic 26 of 18sp.) First for year in garden: Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 1 Highest counts: Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 7 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 5 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 5 02/06/2009 Total catch 146 of 43sp. (125W MV 64 of 29sp., 80W actinic 82 of 30sp.) First for year in garden: Argyresthia cupressella 2 Scrobipalpa costella 1 Udea olivalis 1 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 1 Flame (Axylia putris) 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1 Highest counts: Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 17 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 15 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 11 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 8 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus) 7 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) 6 03/06/2009 Total catch 11 of 11sp. (125W MV 3 of 3sp., 80W actinic 8 of 8sp.) First for year in garden: Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea) 1

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