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| Catherton Common, looking north from Ridding's Gate |
An invitation to trap at Catherton Common, just over the
border in Shropshire, was gratefully accepted, with Northern Drab and
White-marked heading the target species.
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| Acleris hyemana |
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| Mottled Grey |
Shortly after setting up, however, it started to rain quite
heavily, forcing a retreat to our vehicles for shelter. Nearly an hour later we
were able to emerge and continue but everything was a bit soggy by then.
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| Pine Beauty |
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| Double-striped Pug |
Unsurprisingly, moths were a bit thin on the ground but
plenty of Mottled Grey were caught amongst the usual spring species plus at
least one Pine Beauty and several very fresh and nicely marked Double-striped
Pugs. Micros included
Acleris hyemana,
Agonopterix umbellana and a probable
Agonopterix astromeriana (escaped) and probable
Eriocrania sangii (to be
determined).
Being a lightweight I was packed up by 12.30 am but the ‘real
men’ who stayed until 4.15 am (!) were rewarded with 7 Northern Drabs and 2
White-marked ……….
Patrick Clement
That makes me a featherweight then.
ReplyDeleteNot when it comes to producing dissection images.
DeleteI notice your recent dissection images are even better than before, which means I now have to step up again...
ReplyDeleteSorry if I'm being tiresome, but yes, I am trying to up my game.
DeleteDid I fall asleep at some stage? as the sky did not look like that when I was there!
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