A belated post of the last trapping events on 7th and 8th September. The first night produced 55 moths of 16 species, fairly unexceptional with the of an Epermenia falciformis which I had only had elsewhere only recently, and was a new species and first record for VC62.
Taxa
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 14
0481 Epermenia falciformis 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1
1062 Acleris emargana 2
1093 Apotomis betuletana 1
1134 Epinotia ramella 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 5
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 10
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 4
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 4
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 6
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 1
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| Epermenia falciformis, new for VC62 |
The second night was all set up in the same area but targeting the aspen trees in the hope of aspen-feeding species (in particular the micro Epinotia maculana which has not been recorded in Yorkshire since 1997). On returning just before dawn next morning to be met with the fact that the bulbs were out...but the generator was still running? It would appear that the vibration had shaken the plug splitter loose enough to break the connection. The bulbs were cold, but had been on for at least a while as a few moths were still in the traps, with just 26 moths of eight species, and nothing of interest.
Taxa
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 1
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 5
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 3
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 5
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 9
2267 Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) 1
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