Best Trap for a While...

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melbellingham
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Location: Great Sutton, Cheshire. Mapmate.

Best Trap for a While...

Post by melbellingham »

My best trap of the recent warm spell last night (24/08/2019 - min 16.9 deg C), and by far my best for August.

264 moths of 42 species counted with a few lost while emptying the trap.

Sallow, Vine's Rustic and Small Square Spot NFY. Just about managed 100 LYU, but 23 Light-brown Apple-moths, 22 Agriphila geniculea and 19 Tachystola acroxantha were far more numerous than I would normally expect. Several very small examples of Garden Carpet and Yellow-barred Brindle were also unusual.
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Sallow
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Vine's Rustic
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Greg
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Location: Davenham Nr Northwich

Re: Best Trap for a While...

Post by Greg »

Hi Mel,

Still waiting for a Vine's Rustic to make it's way further east, maybe next year.
My trap was absolutely rammed last night 100+ LYU, plenty of Setaceous Hebrew Characters
(numbers way up on previous years). NFY Lesser Swallow Prominent and Centre-barred Sallow.

Greg
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SteveH
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Location: Elton, Cheshire

Re: Best Trap for a While...

Post by SteveH »

Super selection Greg,

Cheers,
Steve
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