We had our first organised moth trapping last night at Ash Priors Common. The sky went clear and the wind was cold. But in my new Liddels motorcyle suit for only £12.99 I stayed quite toasty. Any way we had a good night. I ran two traps and a light above a sheet in the most exposed area and the latter caught more moths. The haul included the following


663 Diurnea fagella 13
667 Semioscopis steinkellneriana 3
1054 Acleris cristana 1
1061 Acleris literana 1
1663 Alsophila aescularia March Moth 2
1746 Anticlea badiata Shoulder Stripe 4
1750 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet 8
1852 Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug 28
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 3
1881 Trichopteryx carpinata Early Tooth-striped 13
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 6
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 2
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
2182 Orthosia cruda Small Quaker 45
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 24
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 32
2189 Orthosia munda Twin-spotted Quaker 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 9
2236 Lithophane hepatica Pale Pinion 1
2237 Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis Grey Shoulder-knot 2
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 2
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 3
2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock 1
Plus four very small micros whose resuilts may be seen later
With Mike Ridge's moths to come it will be a good reslut for the official start of the season