Trips 2003

Fineshade

17th October 2003


Five 125W MV lights and one actinic

Lights on between 18:45hrs and 22:30hrs

Minimum 3degC

Clear sky

B&F Vernacular Name Scientific name
National Distribution
1760 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata
C
1769 Spruce Carpet Thera britannica
C
1795 November Moth Epirrita dilutata
C
2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
C
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
C
2240 Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri hesperica
C
2245 Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae
C
2247 Merveille du Jour Dichonia aprilina
C
2248 Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita
C
2256 Satellite Eupsilia transversa
C
2258 Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
C
2262 Brick Agrochola circellaris
C
2263 Red-line Quaker Agrochola lota
C
2264 Yellow-line Quaker Agrochola macilenta
C
2270 Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa
C
Total number of species:
15
Key to National Distribution (Waring 1994 & 1999)
C Common = Recorded in 301 or more 10Km grid squares in UK since 01/1/1980
L Local = Recorded in 101 to 300 grid squares
U Uncommon = On alien foodplant, less that 100 grid squares
Nb Nationally Scarce b = Recorded in 31 to 100 grid squares
Na Nationally Scarce a = Recorded in 16 to 30 grid squares
pRDB Proposed Red Data Book = Species declining, proposed for inclusion to Red Data Book
RDB Red Data Book = Recorded in 15 or fewer grid squares
M Migrant = Flown / transported by wind from sources outside the British Isles
RM Rare Migrant = As above, ten or fewer records in the British Isles