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Thursday, 7 November 2013

Late bloomer

Peacock at Cullaloe today. Looks in pristine condition - does that mean it just emerged? Left it sunning itself beside the filter beds.



Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Hill of Beath Silver Y

8th September, turned up in the kitchen


Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Cullaloe Moth Night Addition

From September's moth night, also add the micro Acleris emargana, which was already on the list, but a nice one to see - ID'd by GB

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Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Bradley and Fletcher numbers

UK Lepidoptera list with B&F numbers, AKA "Log Book Reference"

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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Plume Moth, Cullaloe, August

Tentatively identified as Brown Plume Moth, Stenoptilia pterodactyla

15/08/2013

Monday, 21 October 2013

Cullaloe, Moth Night, 12/10/2013

18:00-22:30 ish when I left. Overcast and 11 degrees at first the cloud cleared and temperature feel to about 9 degrees. 12 species recorded by the time I left, but maybe more after that. My favourites of the night were December Moth, Streak and Autumnal Rustic. Complete list (to when I left) below. Moth of the night was Feathered Thorn, of which there were at least 7 when I left. Apart from November "types" which were slightly behind I don't think any other species registered more than two individuals.

Moth trap


Hairy and finely antenna'd December Moth

Streak - easy to remember!

Autumnal Rustic

List in no particular order:
December Moth
Streak
Red-line Quaker
Brick
Pink-barred Sallow
Feathered Thorn
Autumnal Rustic
Chevron
Common Marble Carpet
Spruce Carpet
Red-green Carpet
November type moths - Nov/Pale Nov/Autumn - not identified to species