9 May 16

Cricklade
Location

28 moths, 12 species last night including:

Pale Tussock, Calliteara pudibunda (NFY)
Muslin, Diaphora mendica
Double-striped Pug, Gymnoscelis rufifasciataRed-green Carpet, Chloroclysta siterata
Common Slender, Gracillaria syringella (probable)
Parornix sp.

(Robin Griffiths)

Pale Tussock (Robin Griffiths)

Double-striped Pug (Robin Griffiths)

Red-green Carpet (Robin Griffiths)

Muslin (Robin Griffiths)

A probable Common Slender (Robin Griffiths)

Parornix sp. (Robin Griffiths)

Highworth
Location

65 moths of 31 species last night. 8 species new for the year for me.

Bird’s-nest Moth, Tinea trinotella
Copper-tipped Ermel, Pseudoswammerdamia combinella
Fen Flat-body, Depressaria ultimella
Broken-barred Carpet, Electrophaes corylata
Garden Carpet, Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Yellow-barred Brindle, Acasis viretata
White Ermine, Spilosoma lubricipeda
Pale Prominent, Pterostoma palpina

Also a few moth species trapped earlier this month:

Bindweed Bent-wing, Bedellia somnulentella
Common Cosmet, Mompha epilobiella

Little Dwarf, Elachista canapennella
Parsnip Moth, Depressaria radiella
Bee Moth, Aphomia sociella

(Steve Nash)

Bird’s-nest Moth (Steve Nash)

Copper-tipped Ermel (Steve Nash)

Pale Prominent (Steve Nash)

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