Moths at Last
So far this year my moth-trapping exploits have been a little disappointing. We’ve put the moth trap out a few times but have had no success.
This has been made more frustrating by the fact that I have seen plenty of moths on the wing in front of my headlights whilst driving between Aberystwyth and Borth, or whilst up in the hills. Also whilst out mountain-biking at night in the hills and forests there have been plenty of moths attracted to our lights. Here at the coast though there is little protection and the moths have been scarce.
I was out mountain-biking last night and saw quite a few moths fluttering around so was pleasantly surprised when I got home and found 5 moths on the porch walls, attracted by the porch light. I quickly collected them and have this morning identified them.
- 3 x Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata)*
- 3 x Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)*
I might put the trap out tonight to see what else we can get, but its good to get off the mark and have a few moths to record.
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- Dotted Border
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- Shoulder Stripe
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There seems to be quite a number of dotted border around at the moment. I’ve been getting them nearly every night here in Aber.
Both the IDs are correct, nice images and nice catch with the shoulder stripe, never seen on myself, infact seen nothing new in a long while now, oh well, roll on the warmer evenings.
Well, I put the trap out last night, but it rained a bit so all I got was a soggy trap and no moths.
Never mind, I did catch a couple of Dotted Border’s on the porch walls again.
Al.
We had a few more moths at the porch light again last night:
Dotted Border x 1
Mottled Grey x2
Shoulder Stripe x3
Al.