CCG and National Moth Night Dusk – 11pm total 24 moths, 9 species.

Hoffman kiln.  Sat 11 Aug 2007.

 

This was a great success for the seven people came - Especial thanks to Rodney Hooper for bringing and setting up his own equipment and for making the list of moths, to Judith Allinson for agreeing to be the "organiser" and who brought the CCG moth trap, (although no moths actually landed in it,) to the people who live at the Hoffman Kiln for letting us use their electricity, to Dave Fisher for being another knowledgeable Moth person, and to CCG members Andrew and Mrs Holden (Andrew helped Judith attach the CCG moth trap leads to her car battery) and to Ken and Angela Barton. See also the video on CCG’s website.

 

Yellow Under Wing

c.10

Antler Moth

5

Lesser Yellow Under Wing

2

Purple Bar Carpet

1

Wave White clear spot rear- ? front

1

Wainscot – rather worn

1

Orange Swift

2

Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing

1

Common Carpet

1

There were  several moths around trap that did not come in. and at least three different micromoths, not counting grass moths and lots of Caddis.

 

 

Above: Rodney’s moth trap

Above: looking for spiders

Below: Judith had been away for a week and in the afternoon on the way back had attended the Climate March in Leeds. (Most of the other CCG “organisers” were away on holiday)

 

Rodney has been setting up a moth trap at CCG member Clarice and Roland Howorth’s at Rathmell and invited CCG members to go out with him as he looked at the moths. Judith publicised this by email and went on two occasions that week.

Above: Note new solar panel for heating water

Above: Angle shades moth:  Phlogophora meticulosa

Autumnal Rustic:  Paradiarsia glareola

The Sallow:  Xanthia icteritia