The meeting of the 25th May 2007 for the SMGroup was held at Eastwater Valley, Horner Wood, Exmoor. A blustery wind on Dunkery Beacon was a bit daunting but the valley was much more sheltered. However the sky was very clear and the temperature plumeted as the night wore on. The Exmoor Stalwarts were present again, Mike Ridge, David Ayling, Pat Owen, and our new recruit Robon Clatworthy again my driver for the night. We were also joined by Martin and Judy Weston, new SMG members, all the way from Combe St. Nicholas.
Three lights were run along the track next to the stream and Mike went again into the open space to be bothered by exmoor ponies.
By 12 'o' Clock it was really cold and we packed up. No rarites but the great prominents and fox moth were interesting particulary to Martin and Judy who are new to mothing and made up for the distance travelled.
Thank you to all especially Robin who managed also to find my lost car keys the next morning.
- Eastwater Valley, Horner Wood, Exmoor, 25-05-07
- Code Taxon Vernacular Gridref Quantity
- 980 Archips xylosteana Variegated Golden Tortrix SS89824306 1
- 1638 Macrothylacia rubi Fox Moth SS89824306 1
- 1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet SS898430 19
- 1750 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet SS898430 3
- 1751 Lampropteryx otregiata Devon Carpet SS898430 2
- 1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet SS895430 1
- 1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet SS898430 10
- 1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug SS895430 1
- 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug SS898430 2
- 1857 Eupithecia tantillaria Dwarf Pug SS895430 1
- 1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line SS898430 15
- 1903 Plagodis pulveraria Barred Umber SS895430 1
- 1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn SS898430 2
- 1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel SS898430 8
- 1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed SS895430 1
- 1949 Paradarisa consonaria Square Spot SS898430 2
- 1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave SS898430 1
- 1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave SS898430 1
- 2005 Peridea anceps Great Prominent SS898430 6
- 2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent SS898430 1
- 2014 Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown SS898430 2
- 2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock SS898430 6
- 2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine SS895430 1
- 2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine SS898430 15
- 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart SS898430 2
- 2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder SS898430 1
- 2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye SS895430 1
- 2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic SS895430 1
- 2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines SS898430 4
- 2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock SS895430 1
Our next meeting will be at Cothelstone Hill, The Quantocks, where last year I saw more moths around a single light in flight than I had ever seen before. We need the right conditions, but I am sure it will be worth the efforts. We meet in the car park ST200328 to be met by the Ranger.