Moths
82 species were either light-trapped or seen as day-flyers. As for last year there were no moths new to me in my own or anyone else's traps.
Migrant totals are recorded below - the numbers show total number obtained in 21 nights of trapping / highest number for a single night and / number of nights on which the species was obtained. Migrant numbers were the lowest I have known for October on Scilly.
Migrant totals are recorded below - the numbers show total number obtained in 21 nights of trapping / highest number for a single night and / number of nights on which the species was obtained. Migrant numbers were the lowest I have known for October on Scilly.
Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth)
Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) Eudonia angustea Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird Hawk-moth) Rhodometra sacraria (Vestal) Lithosia quadra (Four-spotted Footman) Catocala fraxini (Clifden Nonpareil) Autographa gamma (Silver Y) Mythimna vitellina (Delicate) Mythimna unipuncta (White-speck) Mythimna l-album (L-album Wainscot) Peridroma saucia (Pearly Underwing) Agrotis ipsilon (Dark Sword-grass) Ochropleura leucogaster (Radford's Flame Shoulder) |
4/2/3
105/25/18 11/2/9 17/6/7 Day-flyer, seen on only one occasion 2/2/1 2/1/2 1/1/1 9/2/8 45/9/14 76/15/18 65/10/18 4/2/3 2/1/2 3/1/3 ~250 British records |
Note to self: Items left at Peacehaven - 3 extension leads, spare mv bulb, duct tape