Friday, July 22, 2011

SP9326: 21/07/11

Quite cool and breezy - a minimum temperature of 9 Celsius.

It's been a long wait, but the Small Ranunculus finally made an appearance, as did Pyrausta purpuralis (we do have resident Pyrausta aurata).

455 Ypsolopha scabrella
974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana
1362* Pyrausta purpuralis
2165* Small Ranunculus

List for SP9326: 21/07/11

  455    Ypsolopha scabrella    1
  974    Argyrotaenia ljungiana    1
1063    Celypha striana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    9
1331    Acentria ephemerella    1    (Water Veneer)
1344    Eudonia mercurella    2
1362*   Pyrausta purpuralis    1
1378    Phlyctaenia coronata    1
1424    Endotricha flammealis    2
1713    Riband Wave    1
1921    Scalloped Oak    1
1994    Buff-tip    1
2044*  Dingy Footman    1
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2092    Shuttle-shaped Dart    4
2128    Double Square-spot    1
2160    Bright-line Brown-eye    1
2165*  Small Ranunculus    1
2193    The Clay    2
2321    Dark Arches    3
2322    Light Arches    1
2343x  Common Rustic agg.    2
2381    The Uncertain    3

Total: 23 species

2 comments:

  1. I think Wychwood Moths is now alone in the "waiting for Small Ranunculus" club. Can't complain though as I have had some good scarce ones this year. Andy

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  2. There's still time to join the club - if Matt and Trent stop hogging them all!

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