2008 Season

This year the moth trap is producing interesting specimens for Junior Rangers and visiting schools. Hopefully, weather permitting, trapping will continue throughout the summer.

Images are from previous years trapping, more are on the Moth Photo Gallery

17th September

Frosted Orange

16th September

Setaceous Hebrew Character
Large Yellow Underwing

9th September

Black Rustic
Burnished Brass
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Large Yellow Underwing

5th August

Early Thorn x2
Pebble Prominent x2
Willow Beauty x3
Common Wainscot
Phoenix
Large Yellow Underwing x4
Dotted Clay x3
Common Rustic
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x2

31st July

Poplar Hawkmoth
Elephant Hawkmoth
Lesser Swallow Prominent x2
Riband Wave x2
Large Yellow Underwing x3
Early Thorn
Smoky Wainscot x3
Yellow Tail x2
Common Footman
Latticed Heath
Single-dotted Wave
Dotted Clay

30th July

Riband Wave x2
Yellow Tail x3
Dark Arches x3
Common Wainscott x2
Large Yellow Underwing x4
Dun Bar
Early Thorn x2
Ghost Moth
Orange Swift
Marbled Beauty

29th July Riband Wave x4 Poplar Hawkmoth x4 Orange Tail August Thorn Brimstone Moth Miller Double Square-spot x2 Dun-bar x2 Clay Dark Arches Large Yellow Underwing x4 Orange Swift Common Rustic Early Thorn x2 Garden Carpet

28th July

Purple Thorn
Large Yellow Underwing x5
Poplar Hawkmoth x2
Buff Tip
Canary-shouldered Thorn
Yellow-tail x3
Scalloped Hook-tip
Riband Wave x5
Dark Arches
Common Footman
Scalloped Oak

22nd July

Dark Arches x3
Poplar Hawkmoth x1
Large Yellow Underwing x2
Burnished Brass x1
Scalloped Oak x1
Dotted Clay x1

21st July

Dark Arches x1
Common Wainscot x1
Double Square-spot x1
Bright-line Brown-eye x2
Early Thorn x1
Clay x1

15th July

Brimstone x1
Poplar Hawkmoth x1
Large Yellow Underwing x7
Common Wainscot x1
Dark Arches x4
Scolloped Oak x3
Tripple Spotted Clay x2
Common Quaker x7
Gold Spot x1
Latticed Heath x1
Buff Arches x1
Common Emerald x1
Riband Wave x1

1st July

Common Quaker x2
Heart and Dart x4
Willow Beauty x1
Barred Straw x2
Burnished Brass x1

29th June

Heart and Dart x2
Large Yellow Underwing x2
Flame
Willow Beauty
Common Quaker x4

28th June

Large Yellow Underwing x2
Flame shoulder
Heart and dart

27th June

Flame Shoulder Bright-line Brown-eye Heart and Dart Large Yellow Underwing

19th June

Silver-ground Carpet
Large Yellow Underwing
Willow Beauty
Setaceous Hebrew
Character
Poplar Hawkmoth

15th June

Heart and Dart
Poplar Hawkmoth
Dark Arches

13th June

Grey Pug

12th June

Eyed Hawkmoth
Lime Hawkmoth
Poplar Hawkmoth
Heart and Dart x3
Silver-ground Carpet x2
Buff Ermine x2
White Ermine
Dark Arches
Common Swift
Marbled Minor x2

11th June

Angle Shades
Poplar Hawkmoth
Flame Shoulder
Buff Ermine
White Ermine
Heart and Dart

7th June

Eyed Hawkmoth x2 Elephant Hawkmoth Heart and Dart x3 Angle Shades White Ermine Buff Ermine Flame Shoulder Setaceous Hebrew Character

17th May

Poplar Hawkmoth
Buff Ermine

11th May

Poplar Hawkmoth

10th May

Muslin Moth
Common Quaker
Early Grey

8th May

Swallow Prominent

3rd May

Early Thorn x2
Lesser Swallow Prominent
Hebrew Character

2nd May

Early Thorn
Common Quaker

1st May

Hebrew Character
Common Quaker
Early Thorn

27th April

Hebrew Character
Early Grey
Common Swift
Common Quaker

23rd April

Hebrew Character x2
Early Thorn

18th April

Hebrew Character x2

17th April

Hebrew Character x2

16th April

Hebrew Character
Twin Spotted Quaker

10th April

Early Grey