Abington Naturewatch: Moth trapping

Sunday, 17 August 2014

Moth trapping - 16/17 August 2014

David and Jennifer kindly set up a moth trap in Audrey's garden. We met to inspect the results at 08:00 on Saturday, 16 August.

With the assistance of local expert, John Dawson, we identified over 20 different moths, most of which are shown below.

Macro Moths (Noctuidae unless noted)

Straw Dot

Flounced Rustic

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Copper Underwing

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Large Yellow Underwing

Spectacle

Cabbage Moth

Large Yellow Underwing

Square-spotted Clay

Flounced Rustic

Flame Shoulder

Straw Underwing

Square Spotted Clay

Small Square-spot

Vine's Rustic

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Shuttle-shaped Dart

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Willow Beauty (Geometridae)

White-point

Micro Moths

Mother of Pearl (Pyralidae)

Common Plume (Pterophoridae)

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix (Tortricidae)

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The Aims of Abington Naturewatch

At their meeting on 9 April 2005 the members approved this revised version of the aims of Abington Naturewatch:

To monitor and record the wildlife (fauna & flora) within the borders of the Abingtons;
To encourage protection of our wildlife, maintain its quality and foster its diversity;
To promote awareness of the richness, potential and problems of the natural environment of the Abingtons;
To cooperate in improving access to the local natural environment for the benefit of all Abington villagers.

Pat Daunt, Founder

The organisation is informal and communication is by email if possible; members are notified of events from time to time. Contact details are maintained by a small "project team". There is currently no membership fee as costs are covered by voluntary contributions at events.

Members are encouraged to report notable sightings of flora and fauna within the Abingtons to the appropriate sector coordinator and an illustrated record is published annually.

A map of the area covered, with some features noted, is available here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=213774935674882866424.00000111dca2be9f06ab8&z=13>

For more information or to join, please contact David Farrant on (01223) 892871.

Contributions to our records should be sent to sector contacts or either of the above. Photographs may also be submitted to Andy Merryweather (amerryweather61@gmail.com)