The new Robinson Trap arrived yesterday and was put straight to work last night. As I had hoped it was less accessible for the locals tits and with decent weather I got a good catch with 41 species of macro moth.
Highlight was the Beautiful Snout which is a recent addition to the Derbyshire list and is still only found reliably in the Darley Dale area between Beeley Moor and Clough Wood. This is only my second garden record.
Other notable moths were the Dark Spectacle and Small Elephant Hawkmoth below plus Ochreous and Dwarf Pugs, Alder Moth and Sandy Carpet.
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Got set up on Flash Lane with Brian Statham just as the rain started around 9:30pm and had to move to a more sheltered spot before abandoning at 10:30. However, the low number of moths was more than compensated by the inclusion of both Beautiful Snout 2 and Welsh Wave. The Beautiful Snout was first recorded in Derbyshire on the S. Yorks border in 2000 but is now firmly established around Beeley Moor.
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