March Moths - 2015 (1 Viewer)

[MSA]

Assumed it would be too cold for the trap tonight, but a Dotted Border on the kitchen window thought otherwise!

 

[Andy1979]

That'll do Mark! From November to mid-March any moth, anywhere is a result!

 

[MSA]

Forecast was for low of 5c so gave the trap a go - obviously much colder, with iced-up car suggesting 0c, and nothing in trap, but an Agonopterix ocellana on the wall was new for me so worth the effort.

 

[Andy1979]

Two Common Quaker on the inside walls of the trap this morning, but I haven't had time to go through the boxes yet...

 

[htcdude]

I've only had 2 moths this year, a White-shouldered House-moth in January and a new one for me, Mompha epilobiella a couple of nights ago in the lounge.

Put the trap out last night but nothing took.

Nige

 

[Andy1979]

Pretty happy with last night:

Hebrew Character - 3 (pic)
Common Quaker - 2
Chestnut - 1 (pic)
Dotted Border - 1 (pic)
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla - 1

2015 moth total now at 15!

 

[MSA]

My trap was full of disappointment this morning :-C

 

[honeym]

Trapping overnight at the London Wetland Centre (Barnes), the first session for the year, produced:
2 Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
11 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
3 Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
3 Oak Beauty Biston strataria
2 Agonopterix heracliana
plus 2 Mompha jurassicella in one of the hides
Martin

 

[Paul Chapman]

I'm ashamed to say I ignored the leps on a recent Canaries trip but I may have an identifiable noctuid in the bill of a Tenerife Goldcrest when I've finished processing my photos.

February is currently moth-less as a result but March got under way this morning with Emmelina monodactyla, Depressaria daucella, Dotted Border, Common Quaker and Hebrew Character so the leps yearlist sits on 13.

All the best

 

[Andy1979]

Last night I popped out to some scrub on the North Kent Marshes but after 1.5 hrs only had 3 x Common Quakers, so I packed up and went home (it was too windy). I left trap on overnight at home and did little better:

1 x Common Quaker
1 x Hebrew Character
1 x Clouded Drab (pic)

2015 moths now at 16!

Cheers,

Andy M

 

[MSA]

A step in the right direction last night -

Pale Pinion
Chestnut x 2
Hebrew Character
Agonopterix heracliana

 

[James Hunter]

15 moths of 6 sp so far tonight - spring has sprung!!!

 

[honeym]

London Wetland Centre, Barnes (Saturday night):
2 Oak Beauty
13 Common Quaker
2 Hebrew Character
2 March moth
2 Clouded Drab
1 Chestnut
2 Agonopteris heracliana
2 Acleris ferrugana
Martin

 

[MSA]

Double figures last night -
Common Quaker 10
Double-striped Pug 4
Hebrew Character
Pine Beauty
Depressaria daucella 2

 

[tittletattler]

Well overdue but much appreciated Oak Beauty last night NFG.

Good numbers of typical macro species other than that.

 

[dwallace]

Just a few moths in the trap last night. Best of the bunch was Oak Nycteoline.

Dave W

 

[Jabberwocky]

19 moths last night. 14 Common Quaker and one each of Clouded Drab, Small Quaker, March Moth, Dotted Border and a Small Brindled Beauty.

Lewis

 

[Paul Chapman]

A few year-ticks - Early Grey, Oak Beauty, Dotted Chestnut, Satellite, Double-striped Pug, March Moth & Clouded Drab - have taken the leps year-list to 20 species.

All the best

 

[honeym]

Among some common and expected species from a few nights ago was a single Cypress carpet Thera cupressata. It's been trapped before at this site but this seems to be a particularly early record.
Martin

 

[Paul Chapman]

Pale Brindled Beauty this morning despite the weather - 21 leps for the year.

All the best