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Species List - Micro Moths Life Stage Comment Gen General Event Details Site Name: Llandinam Gravels Recorders: PRW & DBo Date: 06/08/2016 Trap start - finish: 21:00 to 02:30 Grid reference: SO010865 Altitude: 146m. Weather conditions - temp: Very mild, light drizzle later - min temp 18.2c. Number & type of traps: 3x125w Skinner, 1x125w White sheet, 2x125w Robinson, 1x15w Heath. Attendance: 2 Total Species Recorded - Micro & Macro 104 Log No. Species List - Micro Moths Life Stage Comment Gen. Det. 287 Caloptilia robustella adult 7th county record 288 Caloptilia stigmatella adult 411 Argyresthia goedartella adult 415 Argyresthia retinella adult 422 Argyresthia albistria adult 424 Yponomeuta evonymella adult 449 Prays fraxinella adult 453 Ypsolopha dentella adult 464 Plutella xylostella adult Migrant 492 Coleophora flavipennella adult yes 493 Coleophora serratella adult yes 658 Carcina quercana adult 787 Bryotropha terrella adult yes 859 Psoricoptera gibbosella adult 2nd county record yes 888 Mompha propinquella adult 937 Agapeta hamana adult 970 Pandemis cerasana adult 972 Pandemis heparana adult 994 Clepsis consimilana adult 1010 Ditula angustiorana adult 1062 Acleris emargana adult 1076 Celypha lacunana adult 1093 Apotomis betuletana adult 1111 Bactra lancealana adult 1138 Epinotia nisella adult 1139 Epinotia tenerana adult 1159 Rhopobota naevana adult 1169 Gypsonoma dealbana adult 1260 Cydia splendana adult 1304 Agriphila straminella adult 1305 Agriphila tristella adult 1338 Dipleurina lacustrata adult 1354 Cataclysta lemnata adult 1358 Evergestis pallidata adult 1405 Pleuroptya ruralis adult 1415 Hypsopygia glaucinalis adult 1426 Achroia grisella adult 3rd county record 1439 Acrobasis advenella adult 1452 Phycita roborella adult 1470 Euzophera pinguis adult Total Micro Recorded 40 Log No. Species List - Macro Moths Life Stage Comment Gen. Det. 1640 Drinker Adult 1647 Barred Hook-tip Adult 10th county record 1653 Buff Arches Adult 1702 Small Fan-footed Wave Adult 1708 Single-dotted Wave Adult 1713 Riband Wave Adult 1722 Flame Carpet Adult 1738 Common Carpet Adult 1759 Small Phoenix Adult 1766 Blue-bordered Carpet Adult 1777 July Highflyer Adult 1803 Small Rivulet Adult 1809 Twin-spot Carpet Adult 1851 Golden-rod Pug Adult 1858 V-pug Adult 1860 Green Pug Adult 1862 Double-striped Pug Adult 1884 Magpie Adult 1885 Clouded Magpie Adult 1906 Brimstone Moth Adult 1907 Bordered Beauty Adult 1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn Adult 1914 Dusky Thorn Adult 1917 Early Thorn Adult 1921 Scalloped Oak Adult 1937 Willow Beauty Adult 1961 Light Emerald Adult 1981 Poplar Hawk-moth Adult 1997 Sallow Kitten Adult 2000 Iron Prominent Adult 2003 Pebble Prominent Adult 2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent Adult 2007 Swallow Prominent Adult 2030 Yellow-tail Adult 2033 Black Arches Adult 2044 Dingy Footman Adult 2049 Buff Footman Adult 2064 Ruby Tiger Adult 2089 Heart & Dart Adult 2102 Flame Shoulder Adult 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Adult 2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Adult 2121 Barred Chestnut Adult Uncommon 2123 Small Square-spot Adult 2128 Double Square-spot Adult 2130 Dotted Clay Adult 2133 Six-striped Rustic Adult 2150 Grey Arches Adult 2176 Antler Moth Adult 2193 Clay Adult 2198 Smoky Wainscot Adult 2311 Double Kidney Adult 2314 Dingy Shears Adult Uncommon 2318 Dun-bar Adult 2321 Dark Arches Adult 2335 Slender Brindle Adult 2337x Marbled Minor Agg. Adult 2343x Common Rustic Agg. Adult 2441 Silver Y Adult Migrant 2443 Plain Golden Y Adult 2477 Snout Adult 2484 Pinion-streaked Snout Adult 2489 Fan-foot Adult 2492 Small Fan-foot Adult Total Macro Recorded 64.
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