Sunday, April 1, 2012

TL0024: March 2012

Two trips to TL0024 using the Heath trap produced nothing spectacular.
663 Diurnea fagella - melanic form
1663 March Moth
1934 Dotted Border
2190 Hebrew Character

List for TL0024: March, 2012

0663    Diurnea fagella    1
1663    March Moth    1
1934    Dotted Border    1
2190    Hebrew Character    10

Total: 4 species in 2 trap sessions

SP9326: March 2012 - Dribs-and-Drabs


There wasn't much to raise the cardiac output in the garden during March - aside from two new* moths. A Twin-spotted Quaker on the 13th, and a Lead-coloured Drab on the 29th, the latter was confidently identified after consulting the comparative photos of  Lead-coloured/Clouded Drabs taken by Mr Matt Burgess of Upper Caldecote. What was notable about these two moths (but adds absolutely nothing to science) is that they both have hyphenated English names.
Astounding, I think you'll agree . . .

1524 Emmelina monodactyla
2063 Muslin moth 
2182 Small Quaker
2185* Lead-coloured Drab
2187 Common Quaker
2188 Clouded Drab
2189* Twin-spotted Quaker

List for SP9326: March, 2012

1497    Amblyptilia acanthadactyla    1
1524    Emmelina monodactyla    2
2063    Muslin Moth    1
2182    Small Quaker    24
2185*   Lead-coloured Drab    1
2187    Common Quaker    33
2188    Clouded Drab    5
2189*   Twin-spotted Quaker    1
2190    Hebrew Character    23
2243    Early Grey    3
2258    The Chestnut    2

Total: 11 species in 16 trap sessions