Who needs a moth trap when you have a head torch, a net, and warm still weather? The missus went to sleep early so I went for an impromptu half hour walk around the square, which turned out a cracking list of lovely creatures. Bizarrely the addition of Foxglove Pug prompted me to notice I hadn't recorded Foxglove, which has been in flower for a good while now!
Still, it looks like I'm back into the tight tete-de-la-course. Until Christian declares 1000 next week, that is ...
The list additions:
631 |
Psallus ambiguus |
A bug |
632 |
Campaea margaritaria |
Light Emerald |
633 |
Pseudoips prasinana |
Green Silver-lines |
634 |
Hypena proboscidalis |
Snout |
635 |
Eupithecia pulchellata |
Foxglove Pug |
636 |
Digitalis
purpurea |
Foxglove |
637 |
Camptogramma bilineata |
Yellow Shell |
638 |
Tinea trinotella |
A micromoth |
639 |
Crambus perlella |
A micromoth |
640 |
Idaea biselata |
Small Fan-footed Wave |
641 |
Byturus tomentosus |
A beetle |
642 |
Eupeodes luniger |
A Hoverfly |
Nice one Ali, Great way to go mothing and clearly very productive.
ReplyDeleteExcellent. Must be honest the trap makes me lazy with everything presented on a plate, well egg carton. Used to do lots of dusking and it's been ages. Must do some soon. I've been spurred on
ReplyDeleteActive searching also turns up other goodies. There's a woodlouse hunting spider that I see regularly on tree trunks at night but never anywhere else. Also Dromius quadrimaculatus suddenly appears to be abundant! The night is a different planet
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