Brockhampton Estate April 22nd

Last night the weather was optimal for moth trapping I think. It stayed mild all through the 3 hour session on the National Trust Brockhampton Estate here in Herefordshire. It's never "busy" at this time of year, but there was a steady influx to the 2 Robinsons running. List below, for those who know their timings, the Common Footman was a larva! 40 species I think and around 238 moths. The garden trap was similar species wise at 39 but fewer moths (1 trap running). My first Alder Kitten, May Highflyer, Grey Birch and Silver Cloud of the year. I'm off abroad this evening to Blenheim Palace in  Oxfordshire so it will be interesting to see how that is comparing Peter Hall

Brockhampton Estate: White Pinion-spotted

Brockhampton Estate: Orange Footman

Brockhampton Estate: Oak Nycteolene

 

SpeciesName	OtherName	Quantity
Brindled Pug	Eupithecia abbreviata	59
White-spotted Pug	Eupithecia tripunctaria	1
Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	4
Waved Umber	Menophra abruptaria	10
Common Quaker	Orthosia cerasi	7
Red-green Carpet	Chloroclysta siterata	3
V-Pug	Chloroclystis v-ata	3
Lesser Swallow Prominent	Pheosia gnoma	5
Early Thorn	Selenia dentaria	1
Least Black Arches	Nola confusalis	1
White-marked	Cerastis leucographa	1
Lobster	Stauropus fagi	1
Small Quaker	Orthosia cruda	1
Nut-tree Tussock	Colocasia coryli	2
Chinese Character	Cilix glaucata	1
Streamer	Anticlea derivata	1
Water Carpet	Lampropteryx suffumata	13
White-pinion Spotted	Lomographa bimaculata	2
Purple Thorn	Selenia tetralunaria	11
Lunar Marbled Brown	Drymonia ruficornis	69
Frosted Green	Polyploca ridens	14
Hebrew Character	Orthosia gothica	5
Twin-spotted Quaker	Anorthoa munda	1
Common White Wave	Cabera pusaria	1
Orange Footman	Eilema sororcula	3
Oak Nycteoline	Nycteola revayana	1
Chestnut	Conistra vaccinii	3
Clouded Drab	Orthosia incerta	1
Oak Hook-tip	Watsonalla binaria	1
Red Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	1
Double-striped Pug	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	1
Brindled Beauty	Lycia hirtaria	2
March Moth	Alsophila aescularia	1
Pale Tussock	Calliteara pudibunda	1
Adela reaumurella		2
Aphomia sociella	Bee	1
Common Footman	Eilema lurideola	1
Buttoned Snout	Hypena rostralis	1
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella		3
Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume	1