Simon also had White-lettered Hairstreak in his garden a couple of days ago which clearly indicates there are other colonies in the area.
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Showing posts with label 1751 Devon Carpet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1751 Devon Carpet. Show all posts
Saturday, 10 August 2013
Devon Carpet and more on White-lettered Hairstreak
I have previously caught Devon Carpet in Clough Wood on 2 occasions but news that Simon had taken one in his garden in Darley Dale is probably an indication of how well established the species is locally and gives me hope of adding it to my garden list.
Simon also had White-lettered Hairstreak in his garden a couple of days ago which clearly indicates there are other colonies in the area.
Simon also had White-lettered Hairstreak in his garden a couple of days ago which clearly indicates there are other colonies in the area.
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Devon Carpet - Clough Wood
Having taken the second Derbyshire record of Devon Carpet in Clough Wood last August Brian Statham and I were keen to see if it was a pure vagrant record or if the moth was established in the wood. Last night we caught two more confirming that we have a breeding colony in the area. Brian swept the first individual at about 21:15 and we caught the second at light about half an hour later. We also caught two of the similar but larger Water Carpet but much later in the evening.
Added quite a few moths to the year list; Map-winged Swift, Chinese Character, White-pinion Spotted, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Brimstone, Chinese Character, Broken-barred Carpet, Common White Wave, Clouded Silver, Silver-ground Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Coxcomb Prominent. Plus the Marbled White Spot noted below.. not a bad evening!
Added quite a few moths to the year list; Map-winged Swift, Chinese Character, White-pinion Spotted, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Brimstone, Chinese Character, Broken-barred Carpet, Common White Wave, Clouded Silver, Silver-ground Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Coxcomb Prominent. Plus the Marbled White Spot noted below.. not a bad evening!
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Sunday, 28 August 2011
Devon Carpet - Clough Wood
Decided to try Clough Wood again last night with Brian Statham, despite rather wet conditions during the day and consequent cool temperatures, about 14 Centigrade when we set up at 8:45pm. Running two MV traps there was almost no activity in one but we immediately attracted a few micros to the second, mainly Apotomis turbidana but very few macro moths.
In all we only caught 15 macro's of 8 species which included Angle-striped Sallow and a superb Devon Carpet, taken at around 9:30pm.
There is one previous record for Derbyshire near Ashbourne on 5th September 1984 and at least one for Sherwood Forest in Notts. A new colony was discovered near Hebden Bridge in S Yorks in 2010 and the first Suffolk record was 2009 so it appears to be expanding its range. Clough Wood has been trapped regularly over the years particularly by Brian so it is unlikely the species has been overlooked in the past.
In all we only caught 15 macro's of 8 species which included Angle-striped Sallow and a superb Devon Carpet, taken at around 9:30pm.
There is one previous record for Derbyshire near Ashbourne on 5th September 1984 and at least one for Sherwood Forest in Notts. A new colony was discovered near Hebden Bridge in S Yorks in 2010 and the first Suffolk record was 2009 so it appears to be expanding its range. Clough Wood has been trapped regularly over the years particularly by Brian so it is unlikely the species has been overlooked in the past.
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