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Catch Report - 30/04/12 - Farmland/Back Garden - Hertfordshire

I chanced on putting the trap out tonight as it was predicted quite mild with minimal disruption from the rain, so I thought! It rained practically all night I reckon, and on inspection in the morning, all the egg trays were sodden and I expected absolutely zero. Imagine my amazement then when checking the undersides of the egg trays and in the trap, it was like its own little micro system, bees, flies, ants, spiders and of course a handful of moths, and some better early summer species at last, very chuffed! Also trapped a first for me in the form of a Depressaria sp. possibly heraclei? I have no experience with these species at all so any help would be greatly appreciated. New for the year was Waved Umber, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Pale Prominent, Lesser Swallow Prominent,Agonopterix alstromeriana, Adela reaumurella, Plutella xylostella and the Depressid sp. 8 in a really wet evening is remarkable, and it looks even better tonight, I can't wait until the morning!

Catch Report - 30/04/12 - 125w MV Robinson Trap - Back Garden/Farmland

Macro Moths

1x Lesser Swallow Prominent [NFY] 1x Waved Umber [NFY] 1x Red Twin-spot Carpet [NFY] 1x Pale Prominent [NFY] 1x Muslin Moth 1x Swallow Prominent 2x Flame Shoulder 4x Clouded Drab 6x Hebrew Character 1x Common Quaker

Micro Moths

Depressid sp. [NEW!] Agonopterix alstromeriana [NFY] Adela reaumurella [NFY]