This is a bit late but the latest Moth Night 1st September arranged with Mike Ridge and I did not go as planned. I set out 400 metres of cable three traps all along the track south of the carpark on the escarpment. Genrator took a bit of trouble to start ( I should have known better). Anyway the group included Andrew and Ann Duff, Roy and Joanne Swales, David Shears, Clive & Eve Loring, and Mike and I and we stood around Mike's sheet and trap and helped him. After and hour (it was a bit slow a group of us went inspect my traps. Just as we reached the first one the light went out. The generator had died. So all but a wash out with my gear though I did get and oak hooktip, swallow prominent, and A. podana which we did not get at Mike's sheet. My Thanks to Andrew for Indetfying two Micors which included Aproaerema anthyllidella which feeds on kidney vetch, clover and sainfoin. We have only 7 records of this species and only 2 others since 2000.
- 15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 4
- 449 Prays fraxinella Ash Bud Moth 1
- 843 Aproaerema anthyllidella 1
- 1309 Agriphila geniculea 4
- 1344 Eudonia mercurella 2
- 1454 Dioryctria abietella 1
- 1632 Trichiura crataegi Pale Eggar 1
- 1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
- 1742 Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell 4
- 1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 1
- 1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 6
- 1782 Horisme tersata Fern 1
- 1784 Melanthia procellata Pretty Chalk Carpet 4
- 1888 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet 1
- 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 11
- 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 4
- 2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
- 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 18
- 2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 4
- 2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 5
- 2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 3
- 2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 2
- 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 4
- 2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
- 2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1
I have managed to save the generator thank goodness