I trapped at my girlfriend's house not far from Drefach for the 1st time on friday night. I only had my 12V actinic heath trap and the battery doesn't last the whole night so 51 moths of 35 species wasn't too bad.
Highlights were a heart & club, red-necked footman, dot moth, Pseudargyrotoza conwagana, brown china-mark and a diamond-back. I also had a few crambids including delunella, lacustrata and mercurella. Is this a form of mercurella?
Also this mayfly - can anyone identify it please? Green drake (Ephemera danica) maybe?
This time with picture...
Lovely Red-necked Footman photo and a good moth Vaughn. I can't identify the mayfly though!
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly very ephemeral, I'd suggest Ephemera ephemerissima. I'm passing on the crambid though, it's a very drab one.
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ReplyDeleteI`d suggest a rather worn mercurella as probably the best fit for your crambid.
Don`t do mayflies!
Thanks Ian, i can't promise it'll be a regukar thing I'm afraid!
ReplyDeleteOr a regular one for that matter...
DeleteThe crambid is a rather dark lacustrata - note outer white band is interrupted and does not form a white X with the band inside it.
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