On 21/22 August Tom set up my moth trap and his generator and a friend of mine camped overnight in the wood to keep an eye on the set up.
Tom came back the next morning to identify the moths in the trap and release them. Conditions weren’t ideal, it was quite windy overnight, but Tom tells me he was quite pleased with the results – “not bad overall”.
He found Light Emerald, Black Arches, Pale Eggar, Rosy Footman, Straw Dot, Yellow Shell, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Scorched Carpet, Vapouror, Green Carpet, Mother of Pearl, Common Rustic and Flame Shoulder.
Others where he wasn’t 100% sure on the ID included Ruby Tiger, Common Wainscot, Gypsy Moth, Common or Northern Wave and Spruce or Grey Pine Carpet. There were quite a few mirco moths he didn’t attempt to identity (they are all but impossible to ID with the naked eye) plus a few caddisflies and two forest bugs ( Red Legged Shield Bugs ) were also in the trap.
.