I never thought I would be thankful for a bit of thundery rain, but it did mean I could take a rest on Saturday night. So, fully refreshed, I ventured up north to a square NZ40 which was obviously under-recorded, and having identified a likely spot in a predominantly beech wood on the northern fringes of the NY Moors, I set up just the one trap, the 125MV Robinson. I gave it 4 hours, and came up with 78 moths of 14 species...all but one of which appear to be new for the 10km square.
A quick summary of catch at Scarth Nick Wood on 24 Apr 2011
Taxa
0150 Adela reaumurella 1
0341 Phyllonorycter maestingella 1
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 9
1902 Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata) 7
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 1
1951 Grey Birch (Aethalura punctulata) 1
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) 4
2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 3
2162 Glaucous Shears (Papestra biren) 2
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 2
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 2
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 32
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 9
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4
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| Phyllonorycter maestingella |
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| Engrailed |
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| Glaucous Shears |
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