February 2024 Moths (1 Viewer)

[Weasel1]

So much for 0% chance of rain, as I opened the back door to put the trap out down it came, will give it a couple of hours and see if it stops

 

[Weasel1]

Waited long enough, trap now out and feeling optimistic as always, will see what the morning brings.

Decided to go with the larger rain guard again due to the 0% chance of rain

 

[aeshna5]

It is indeed agonopterix heracliana, John.

Dave

Or H. ciliella? The two are often lumped unless dissected. I think your suggestion is more widespread though.

 

[Richard D]

Just one Dotted Border, one Chestnut and two Hebrew Character last night.

 

[Weasel1]

Well...another cold and wet night kept the numbers down, just 1 moth and a fly graced the trap this morning.

Beginning to think that trapping in February is not going to offer much if you live in Yorkshire

So here we are...a Common Quaker I think.

 

[Farnboro John]

Or H. ciliella? The two are often lumped unless dissected. I think your suggestion is more widespread though.

I assume you mean A. ciliella, not H?

I took my guidance from the Hampshire moths flying tonight in which A. heracliana comes up as 12th most common moth and 3rd most common micro at the moment. Since I don't send in records or involve dissection in my hobby that will do as evidence for me.

John

 

[aeshna5]

I assume you mean A. ciliella, not H?

I took my guidance from the Hampshire moths flying tonight in which A. heracliana comes up as 12th most common moth and 3rd most common micro at the moment. Since I don't send in records or involve dissection in my hobby that will do as evidence for me.

John

Indeed! I shouldn't rush through these posts but was heading to Welney for the day.

 

[Farnboro John]

What felt like a normal sort of catch from the back garden moth trap this morning, a total of 16 individual moths of 5 species:

3 Hebrew Character
5 Small Quaker
6 Common Quaker.

Many thanks again to the collective for identifying my first March Moth - lifer, local, garden and photo-tick. I'm also going to use the word "tentatively" to describe my other tick in the above categories (assuming it is what I think) - Depressaria daucella.

Pix of each below.

Cheers

John

 

[Richard D]

It does look like a Depressaria - I couldn't say which one though...

 

[Farnboro John]

It does look like a Depressaria - I couldn't say which one though...

Did some image matching and it also comes up as around at present in Hampshire, which is enough for a slacker like me.

John

 

[Weasel1]

Well done on the March Moth @Farnboro John

Not trapped since the last session on the 20th, but was considering tonight as temps don't look too bad, just the threat of rain to contend with so we'll see.

So here is another shot of the Common Quaker from the last time out.