2010 June | Marsland Moths Latest Results

28 June – Daytime Moths at Braunton Burrows

Pyrausta cingulata

Pyrausta purpuralis

Pyrausta despicata

Marasmarcha lunaedactyla

Lime speck Pug

Eucosma campoliliana

Grass Rivulet

Micropterix aruncella

Argolamprotes micella

Pyrausta purpuralis

Olindia schumacherana

Epiblema uddmanniana

Syncopacma species

25 June 2010 in Daytime by Steve Ogden

Gold Spot

Bright-line Brown-eye

Purple Clay

Buff Arches

The Lackey

Aethes cnicana

Eucosma cana

Archips podana

Weather	Dry, part overcast, 12C min, light W, 92% moon
Location	garden
Recording method	1 X 125W MV and 1 x 15W Actinic
Results:
macro moths	194
macro species	64
micro species	14 – 2 TBD
First dates	Aethes cnicana, Eucosma cana, Archips podana, The Lackey, Buff Arches, Purple Clay, Bright -line Brown-eye.
Comments	Too bright for big numbers.

The Shark

Silver-washed Fritillary

Cork Moth

Obsibotys fuscalis

Ptycholoma lecheana

Sharp-angled Carpet

Ghost Moth - female

Double Line

Weather	Dry, part overcast, 11.5C min, light NW, 50% moon
Location	garden
Recording method	1 X 125W MV and 1 x 15W Actinic
Results:
macro moths	259
macro species	64
micro species	11
First dates	Cork Moth, Udea olivalis, Opsibotys fuscalis, Ptycholoma lecheana, Eudonia angustana, Pandemis cerasana, Ghost Moth, Sharp-angled Carpet, Willow Beauty, Turnip Moth, Grey Arches, The Clay, Grey Dagger species, Double Line
Comments	Opsibotys fuscalis – first Reserve record. Ptycholoma lecheana – first garden record. A single n. noctuella, the only migrant.