Trips 2004

Collyweston Deeps

22nd May 2004

"National Moth Night"


5 x 125W MV and 1 x 18W Actinic
Lights operated from 9:25pm to 11:45pm
Temperature 10°C at 9:25pm dropping to 5°C at 11:45pm.
Clear sky, light breeze and no rain
B&F Vernacular Name Scientific Name
National Distribution
Approx. Numbers
17 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus
C
7
1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
C
21
1819 Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata
C
2
1835 White-spotted Pug Eupithecia tripunctaria
L
1
1894 Latticed heath Chiasmia clathrata
C
1
1952 Common Heath Ematurga atomaria
C
3
2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
C
1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
C
6
2147 Shears Hada nana
C
1
2157 Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum
L
4
2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina
C
1
2173 Lychnis Hadena bicruris
C
2
2190 Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
C
1
2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
C
1
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata
C
1
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot Apamea sordens
C
3
2380 Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica
C
12
Species Total
17
Key to National Distribution (Waring 1994 & 1999)
C Common Recorded in 301 or more 10Km grid squares since January 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