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Pammene regiana |
Great Farley Wood in North Worcestershire had just a handful of very old moth records on the Mapmate database so my visit on the 21st June, the last night of the heatwave, seemed more valuable than usual because even common moths would be new for the site. As it turned out it wasn't just common moths I recorded,
Cydia illutana is a very scarce species in Worcestershire but I recorded 8 of them on a ride bordering mixed conifers and broadleaved trees.
Argyresthia laevigatella, Cedestis gysseleniella and
Narycia duplicella (adult) were all new moths for me and in the perfect conditions my 4 traps were humming. I'm still working on some of the tricky species but the total will certainly be over 160.
Patrick Clement
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Cydia illutana |
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Argyresthia laevigatella |
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Cedestis gysseleniella |
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Narycia duplicella |
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Cryptoblabes bistriga |
Well done Patrick, some nice records by the sound of it. It would have been light if I had to go through 4 traps.
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