Light-trapping details and summaries
Eakring January-August 2006
 
All light-trapping carried out with a portable 125W MV light/Skinner trap
New species/personal first for the area is indicated by *
Species listed in dark grey refer to migrants
 
August 28th Red Hill
Summary : Clear, fairly cool and breezy. Catch consisted of just 63 moths of 11 species in 2h 00m trapping time (21:15-23:15h) but did provide the area's second ever record of Dark Sword-grass. Temperature 11C.
 
August 8th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast, breezy with light rain. Catch consisted of 148 moths of 31 species in 1h 55m trapping time (21:05-23:00h) Temperature 15C.
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 29
1405 Mother of Pearl 21
0969 Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix 21
0873 Blastodacna lignea 13
2343 Common Rustic 5
1437 Acrobasis consociella 5
1260 Cydia splendana * 4
2318 Dun-bar 4
2102 Flame Shoulder 3
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 3
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 3
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3
1093 Apotomis betuletana 3
1016 Cnephasia longana 2
1294 Crambus pascuella 2
1777 July Highflyer 2
1738 Common Carpet 1
1294 Crambus pascuella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
2474 Straw Dot 1
0697 Agonopterix arenella 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
1713 Riband Wave 1
2098 Flame 1
1682 Blood-vein 1
1133 Epinotia ramella 1
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1038 Acleris laterana 1
2297 Copper Underwing 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave 1
 
July 27th Red Hill
Summary : Clear and warm. Catch consisted of 293 moths of 41 species in 1h 30m trapping time (22:00-23:30h) before a generator failure. Temperature >16.5C.
1331 Water Veneer 75
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 27
1304 Agriphila straminella 15
2441 Silver Y 15
1738 Common Carpet 15
2343 Common Rustic 12
1305 Agriphila tristella 12
2321 Dark Arches 10
0873 Blastodacna lignea 10
2064 Ruby Tiger 9
2198 Smoky Wainscot 8
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 8
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 8
1405 Mother of Pearl 8
2318 Dun-bar 5
1906 Brimstone 4
0464 Diamond-back Moth 4
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 3
0937 Agapeta hamana 3
1294 Crambus pascuella 3
1825 Lime-speck Pug 2
2474 Straw Dot 2
1063 Celypha striana 2
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 2
2284 Grey Dagger 1
2199 Common Wainscot 2
1292 Calamotropha paludella 1
1682 Blood-vein 1
2145 Nutmeg 1
2450 Spectacle 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
1978 Pine Hawk-moth 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
2000 Iron Prominent 1
1388 Udea lutealis 1
2193 Clay 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave 1
 
July 18th Red Hill
Summary : Clear and warm. Catch consisted of 424 moths of 59 species in 2h 00m trapping time (22:10-00:10h) Temperature >15.5C. An active trapping session, marked by the area's first ever Bird's Wing and second area record of Calamotropha palludella.
1331 Water Veneer 60
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 50
1304 Agriphila straminella 35
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 32
2321 Dark Arches 29
1302 Crambus perlella 20
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 19
1063 Celypha striana 18
2322 Light Arches 11
2318 Dun-bar 10
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 7
2089 Heart and Dart 6
1713 Riband Wave 6
1305 Agriphila tristella 6
2441 Silver Y 6
2050 Common Footman 5
1405 Mother of Pearl 5
2199 Common Wainscot 5
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 5
2381 Uncertain 4
1708 Single-dotted Wave 4
2193 Clay 4
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 4
0937 Agapeta hamana 4
2112 Least Yellow Underwing 4
1640 Drinker 4
2047 Scarce Footman 3
1376 Small Magpie 3
2477 Snout 3
1413 Gold Triangle 3
1390 Udea prunalis 3
2343 Common Rustic 3
1738 Common Carpet 3
1439 Trachycera advenella 3
2198 Smoky Wainscot 2
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 2
1205 Spilonota occelana 2
2030 Yellow Tail 2
2352 Dusky Sallow 2
2337 Marbled Minor 2
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 2
2098 Flame 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye 2
1653 Buff Arches 2
1906 Brimstone 2
1651 Chinese Character 2
1292 Calamotropha paludella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1201 Eucosma cana 1
1437 Acrobasis consociella 1
1438 Trachycera suavella 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1
1758 Barred Straw 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave 1
1803 Small Rivulet 1
2301 Bird's Wing * 1
0873 Blastodacna lignea 1
 
June 6th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and warm, no wind. Catch consisted of 135 moths of 33 species in 3h 00m trapping time (22:10-01:10h) Temperature >16.5C. The session started off pretty quiet and indeed, most of the more interesting species did'nt appear until well after midnight. Brown Rustic and Spruce Carpet were both new moths for the area. An interesting night, but many species which would have been expected around this date, have yet to appear.
 
May 11th Lound Wood
Summary : Partially overcast and mild, no wind. Catch consisted of 45 moths in 1h 30m trapping time (22:00-23:30h) Temperature 15>13C. Much larger variety of species appearing this evening, but (typically for early May) fewer individual moths.
 
May 4th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear and mild, no wind. Catch consisted of 40 moths in 1h 30m trapping time (21:15-22:45h) Temperature 11C. Plenty of Lunar Marbled Brown and Diamond-back Moths, with 11 of the latter easily being the best total ever taken at light, following the recent UK invasion.
 
April 24th Lound Wood
Summary : Overcast and mild, no wind. Catch consisted of 48 moths in 1h 20m trapping time (20:40-22:00h) Temperature 12C.
 
April 11th Lound Wood
Summary : Clear, quite breezy and fairly mild. Catch consisted of 48 moths in 1h 00m trapping time (20:15-21:15h) Temperature 7C. The catch produced the first-ever Pale Pinion record for Nottinghamshire.
 
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