Bramfield Woods - 04/06/19

We did another trip to Bramfield Woods on Tuesday night (4th of June).

In short, and after a wet and cool day with max temperatures of just 15 degrees, we struggled! Clear skies were a feature as we were setting up, and before it even got remotely dark we could see our breath, never a good sign for the night ahead! But we soldiered on and we did get some cloud cover roll in from the South, but it was just too cold and misty and we ended up packing away by midnight.

There were a few standout species amongst a modest cast of moths. Of note were 2 Pine Carpets to the bright 250w clear bulb on the usual cross-roads spot, and 3 Map-winged Swifts, also to the 2 traps in the far East. Aethes beatricella was the best Micro-moth, captured by Trevor.

All 3 species were new for the site, and none are common in the County.

Overall, 50 species was a bit of a come-down from 3 night's previous 200+ It just goes to show how weather dependant mothing really is!

Here is the total list

Macro Moths : 33 species Micro Moths : 17 species

Total : 50 species

Catch Report - 04/06/19 - Bramfield Woods - Hertfordshire - 1x 250w Clear MV Robinson Trap, 2x 125w MV Robinson Trap, 1x twin 20w Wemite Actinic & 40w Actinic Trap & 1x 160w Mercury Blended Robinson Trap - 5 traps in total + 3 extra traps provided by Trevor Macro Moths

Angle Shades Brindled White-spot Brown Silver-lines Cinnabar Clouded-bordered Brindle Common Swift Coxcomb Prominent Cream Wave Flame Shoulder Green Carpet Grey Arches Grey-pine Carpet Ingrailed Clay Iron Prominent Larch Pug Large Yellow Underwing Light Emerald Maiden's Blush Map-winged Swift Marbled Brown Orange Footman Pale Prominent Pale Tussock Pine Carpet Purple Bar Rustic Shoulder knot Scorched Wing Setaceous Hebrew Character Silver-ground Carpet Small White Wave Straw Dot Tawny-barred Angle Vine's Rustic

Micro Moths

Aethes beatricella Ancylis mitterbacheriana Argyresthia brockeella Blastobasis lacticolella Bucculatrix ulmella Celypha lacunana Ditula angustiorana Ectoedemia heringella Glyphipterix forsterella Hedya pruniana Lathronympha strigana Lobesia reliquana Notocelia cynosbatella Scoparia ambigualis Scoparia pyralella Syndemis musculana