We had a couple of fairly standard nights in the Moth trap over the weekend. Saturday had the most moths in the trap and included a new on to me, the Silky Wainscot – Not rare in the county, but not common either just just a smattering of records.
Silky Wainscot
The full list from Saturday night was:
- 1x Mottled Rustic
- 2x Small Seraphim
- 47x Lackey
- 6x Dark Acrhes
- 2x Elephant Hawkmoth
- 18x Heart and Dart
- 5x Buff Ermine
- 1x White Ermine
- 3x Oligia sp.
- 1x Lime-speck Pug
- 1x Middle-barred Minor
- 1x Small Magpie
- 4x Shoulder-striped Wainscot
- 1x Setaceous Hebrew Character
- 1x Bright-line Brown-eye
- 5x Flame
- 2x Garden Tiger
- 1x Heart and Club
- 1x Silver-ground Carpet
- 1x Purple Bar
- 1x Grey Pug
- 1x Broom
- 1x Light Emerald
- 1x Clouded-bordered Brindle
- 1x Large Yellow Underwing
- 2x Flame Shoulder
- 1x Bordered Sallow
- 1x Common Marbled Carpet
- 1x Small Elephant Hawkmoth
- 1x Dusky Brocade
- 1x Silky Wainscot*
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