More Holywell Mothing

Last night Tom Tams and I went trapping close to Holywell Village in a small wild flower meadow over looked by mature trees. It looked like the perfect spot but in the end it produced a disappointing number of moths.

2305 Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)

Species list, courtesy of Tom.

Coleophora species (Coleophora sp.) 1

0017 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus) 3

0288 Caloptilia stigmatella 1

1076 Celypha lacunana 7

1201 Eucosma cana 5

1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 3

1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1

1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 2

1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 30

1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 7

1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 1

1827 Freyer's Pug (Eupithecia intricata) 2

1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 4

1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 3

1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 1

2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 4

2305 Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara) 1

2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 6

Tom's garden, on the other hand, was a scene from 'Life on Earth' with traps full to the brim and walls festooned with all manner of moths.

My garden had a modest catch including;

1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)

1216 Cherry-bark Moth (Enarmonia formosana)

1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

1338 Dipleurina lacustrata