Friday 11th November

Very poor night and stayed much colder than the forecast until the rain arrived total catch:

3 X Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 49.039
1 X November moth agg. (Epirrita dilutata agg.) 1795x
1 X Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata) 70.097

I was even home from my usual Friday night out with Fareham Moth Group by 7:30pm as the catch was very poor to say the least, FYI we were at Wickham Common with a list of our moth catch below which came to our 4 lamps

Classification         Taxon Vernacular Individuals Status Comment
Lepidoptera Acleris ferrugana/

notana

a moth 1
Lepidoptera Stigmella aurella a moth 1 Common Vacated mine on bramble
Lepidoptera Acleris laterana a moth 2 Common
Lepidoptera Dysstroma truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1 Common
Lepidoptera Epirrita dilutata November Moth 1 Common ♂, det’d genitalia
Lepidoptera Epirrita autumnata Autumnal Moth 2 Common 2 ♂ det’d genitalia
Lepidoptera Lymantria monacha Black Arches 1 Local Pupal exuvium and remains of cocoon on a trunk
Lepidoptera Agrochola lota Red-line Quaker 3 Common
Lepidoptera Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 1 Common

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