The first field trip of September (I wonder how many more now until the weather turns!)

Last night I was joined by Roger and Steve at Roughdown Common in Hemel Hempstead.We setup 3 traps, a mix of 125w Mv, 160w MBT and twin 40w Actinic with 26w CFL bulb.We ran them through the Dell, starting at the top of the chalk pit right through the wood towards the edge of the A41.Conditions were absolutely perfect with temperatures at around 19 degrees when lights were switched on as early as 8pm (wow these nights are drawing in fast!).After roughly 4 hours we packed up the traps one by one.We did relatively well and probably caught most species that were to be expected this time of year.Best moth had to be the second record for this site this year of Metalampra italica.Other interesting moths included a White-point, 2 Feathered Gothics, a late(ish) Pretty Chalk Carpet, Juniper Pug and Wax Moth.There was also hoardes of Hawthorn and Forest Shield Bugs in the trap.Other animals included a Roesel's Bush-Cricket, a first for me.

We also setup one MV trap up at Gadesprings (or base camp as we call it)

We returned at about 1am to see what was in the trap. There wasn't a great deal but we did manage a further 9 species that we didn't trap at Roughdown Common, with the pick of the bunch being an Orange Sallow and no less than 7 Old Lady's.

Catch Report - 04/09/14 – Roughdown Common - Hemel Hempstead - 2x 125w MV Robinson Trap, 1x 40w Lucent Suitcase Trap, 1x 160w MBT Robinson Trap & 1x 80w Actinic Suitcase Trap.

Macro Moths

2x Angle Shades3x Barred Hook-tip 2x Black Arches20x Brimstone Moth1x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing8x Centre-barred Sallow1x Chinese Characte1x Common Carpet5x Common Marbled Carpet2x Common Rustic3x Common Wainscot8x Copper Underwing1x Double-striped Pug1x Dusky Thorn5x Feathered Gothic2x Flame Shoulder 2x Garden Carpet10x Green Carpet1x Grey Dagger1x Iron Prominent1x Juniper Pug3x Large Yellow Underwing4x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing2x Lesser Yellow Underwing3x Light Emerald 4x Maiden's Blush1x Marbled Beauty4x Mouse Moth1x Nutmeg1x Oak Hook-tip1x Pale Mottled Willow1x Pretty Chalk Carpet1x Purple Bar2x Ruby Tiger1x Setaceous Hebrew Character2x Small Square-spot5x Snout1x Spectacle25x Square-spot Rustic1x Toadflax Pug2x Vine's Rustic1x White-point2x Yellow Shell

Micro Moths

1x Metalampra italica 5x Agriphila geniculea3x Cacoecimorpha pronubana3x Epinotia ramella1x Epinotia nisella4x Plutella xylostella1x Stenolechia gemmella1x Bucculatrix ulmella1x Evergestis forficalis2x Caloptilia syringella3x Apotomis betuletana1x Galleria mellonella2x Cameraria ohridella2x Phyllonorycter quercifoliella2x Pandemis corylana1x Cydia splendana4x Rhopobota naevana2x Blastobasis adustella1x Hypsopygia costalis2x Ypsolopha scabrella1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella2x Pseudargyrotoza conwagana1x Endrosis sarcitrella1x Elachista canapennella1x Coleophora trifolii1x Emmelina monodactyla1x Acleris rhombana1x Tinea semifulvella2x Epiphyas postvittana1x Depressaria daucella1x Agonopterix arenella1x Yponomeuta sp1x Acleris variegana1x Carcina quercana2x Argyresthia goedartella

Catch Report - 04/09/14 – Gadesprings - Hemel Hempstead - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap

Only extra species recorded

Macro Moths

1x Common Wave2x Burnished Brass1x Six-striped Rustic7x Old Lady1x Orange Sallow1x Red Twin-spot Carpet

Micro Moths

2x Clepsis spectrana2x Celypha lacunana