Saturday, 24 March 2012

More of the same plus one new "tick" for the Year

It was around 11.4 degrees centigrade when I set up the moth trap at 6.30 pm. last night with the temperature eventually falling to 3.2 degrees centigrade.

Apart from a dozy looking wasp there were just 3 moths in the trap this morning - two Hebrew Characters and one of the smaller "micro" moths - Light Brown Apple Moth which is the first one I've seen this year. I did try and take a photo but it flew off as I was trying to pot it so here's yet another picture of a Hebrew Character!




Summary of Moths Trapped Friday, 23rd March
GMS Week 4

6.30p.m. until dawn
Minimum temperature 3.2 degrees centigrade
15w Actinic Skinner Trap

Hebrew Character x 2

Light Brown Apple Moth x 1 (NFY)

2012 Moth Species = 9



I'll run the trap again tonight in the hope of catching something a bit different!
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4 comments:

  1. Rohrerbot24 March 2012 at 23:18

    It does sound like a lot of fun when you keep track of it all. Hope something new flies your way. Chris:)

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  2. Ragged Robin24 March 2012 at 23:39

    Many thanks Chris - just been out to check the trap and it looks totally empty :D!!

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  3. ShySongbird25 March 2012 at 11:54

    I think the names are as fascinating as the moths themselves. Hebrew Character is a good one but my all time favourite which I first encountered a couple of years ago on Dean's blog is Timothy Tortrix :-) If memory serves me right though, it isn't anywhere near as impressive looking as its name would suggest!

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  4. Ragged Robin25 March 2012 at 15:23

    ShySongbird - I do so agree about how brilliant the names are. Timothy Tortix is a superb example :D I wish someone would write a book all about moth names and how they came by them.

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