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Early rain cleared away and the temperature dropped during the night, becoming misty by dawn. Just four moths in total: Winter Moth (all on the outside of the trap) and another single Mottled Umber inside.
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Sat 14th December 2013 18:25 by Richard Cottle Tincleton, 13th December
11 moths of 9 species.including singles of Red-green Carpet, Spruce Carpet, Satellite and Dark Sword-grass Sat 14th December 2013 15:15 by Paul Harris Broadwey
Single December Moths on 9th, 10th and 13th December. Acleris sparsana on 10th. Fri 13th December 2013 17:14 by Gillian Nash Leigh 12th December 13
Just one pristine female December Moth, despite higher temp of 4degsC Fri 13th December 2013 09:42 by Will Bown Winterborne Stickland - 12th December
An incredibly mild night produced only eleven moths of four species: Winter Moth, December Moth, Mottled Umber and Spruce Carpet. Still nice to find something in the trap for a change.
Thu 12th December 2013 11:18 by Les Hill 11-Dec 125W MV Shaggs (Highlight)
Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 1 Thu 12th December 2013 09:21 by Mike Hetherington Puncknowle 11 December 2013
Just December Moth present, although there were 7 of them. Thu 12th December 2013 08:56 by Richard Cottle Tincleton, 11th December
Four moths of four species to 125MV - Winter Moth, Red-green Carpet, Grey shoulder-knot and Angle Shades. Wed 11th December 2013 09:58 by Gillian Nash Leigh 10th December 13
Just 2 species: December 4 / Winter Moth 1 (overnight temp around freezing) Wed 11th December 2013 08:18 by Les Hill 10-Dec 125W MV Shaggs (Highlights)
Tue 10th December 2013 13:19 by Les Hill 9-Dec 125W MV Shaggs (Highlight)  Agriopis aurantiaria Scarce Umber Tue 10th December 2013 12:51 by Phyl England Swanage (Durlston) 9th December
Singles of Silver Y, December Moth, Winter Moth and a worn Beaded Chestnut Fri 6th December 2013 11:50 by Les Hill 5-Dec 125W MV Shaggs (Highlight)
Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 1 Fri 6th December 2013 10:20 by Clive Pinder Chickerell 5th December
A Dark Sword-grass and a Dark Chestnut in trap. Fri 6th December 2013 00:25 by Lawrie de Whalley 4th Dec Winterborne Stickland Lawrie de Whalley
A Buttoned Snout on inside house window.  Mon 2nd December 2013 18:33 by Paul Harris Broadwey 1/12
Just three moths: December Moth, Spruce Carpet, Blair's Shoulder-knot. Mon 2nd December 2013 17:52 by Jack Oughton Portesham & Surrounding area
From the 29th Nov - 2nd Dec, searches by day have produced Oak Eggar larvae, and mines of Stigmella aurella, Rose Leaf Miner, S. roborella, Ectoedemia intimella, Cosmopterix pulchrimella, Phyllonorycter lautella, P. quercifoliella, P. heegeriella, P. salictella, P. maestingella, P. nicellii, Nut Leaf Blister Moth, Parornix anglicella, P. fagivora, Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner. Mon 2nd December 2013 14:44 by Les Hill 1-Dec 125W MV East Lulworth (Highlights)
Mon 2nd December 2013 09:28 by Will Bown Winterborne Stickland - 1st December
The temperature stayed at 5C during the night, and just 2 moths turned up: December Moth and Angle Shades. |
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