Sunday, 25 May 2014

The Tender Trap - Frank Sinatra

While this Post may not appeal to all, there are those who have written to state their amazement at the diversity of not only the Moths that are plucked from the Traps each day but also the other Insects etc. Today's effort is therefore given over to the creatures that fall to the temptation of the 'bright lights' over the past couple of days!
* = New to the Property, # = New for the Year.
 PINE HAWK-MOTH#
 PEBBLE HOOK-TIP
contrast in colour of the same Insect.
 The Bizarre Looking
 BUFF-TIP
 COMMON POLLEN BEETLES
 BIRCH MOCHA*
 SCORCHED WING*
 as previously stated an 'early'
GOLD SPOT
was followed by c3 in the same trap.
EARLY BUMBLEBEE*
BEAUTIFUL PLUME MOTH*
micro
STRAW DOT#
CLOUDED SILVER*
CLOUDE-BORDERED BRINDLE#
dark form
LIGHT BROCADE*
COMMON WAINSCOT#
GREAT WATER (DIVING) BEETLE#
MANY-PLUMED MOTH*
micro
SMALL SERAPHIM#
TEGENARIA GIGANTEA*
GARDEN CARPET#
LUNAR MARBLED BROWN
SALLOW KITTEN*
PALE PINION#
HEART and DART*

CHINESE CHARACTER#
along with a trio of 'identified' Micros.
CYCLAMEN TORTRIX*
ELACHISTA ARGENTELLA*
EPIBLEMA CYNOSBATELLA*
another QUEEN WASP
One of the SOLDIER BEETLE family
Unidentified Micro
An extremely difficult family group to identify
HOVERFLY Sp

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