Second Half of March 2016

The following are all the moths caught in our Garden for the second half of March. Not a great lot but better than some (but not many), although for the first and probably only time in my life I am in front of Tom Tams due to his EXCESSIVE lights problem. The weather seems to be improving so lets hope the catch does although I have been tinkering (have actually completely devastated it) with the garden and have been helping the chap who lives behind me and started tidying up his. Am getting a few moth friendly plants such as Honeysuckle (Lonicera Periclymenum), Primrose (Primulat Vulgaris), Tobacco Plant (Nicotiana tabacum(wonder if thats where the expression Tabs comes from) and Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber). Have also put down lots of Wildflowers also and will be getting a couple of different Buddleia.

16 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1

17 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1

18 Mar
73.210 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 2
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 5

Common Quaker



19 Mar
32.018 (Agonopterix heracliana) 1
73.210 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 3
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 3

Satellite

20 Mar
70.245 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 6
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 3

March Moth



21 Mar
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 5
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2

22 Mar
Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella (Agonopterix heracliana agg.) 1
70.245 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 1
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 7
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 6

Agonopterix heracliana agg



23 Mar
70.156 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1
73.069 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 5
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 8

All caught with a Skinner 15w Actinic apart from 2 Quaker and 2 Hebrews which were in my Robinson 125 MV

Brindled Pug



24 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 2
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4

25 Mar
70.156 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1
73.069 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 3

Early Grey



26 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2

28 Mar
73.210 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 2

29 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 3
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 5

30 Mar
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 4
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4

Clouded Drab



31 Mar
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 3
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2

Hebrew Character