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Moth count on a soggy Sunday

13 July 2014

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Despite the wet conditions, our moth trap still produced 46 species and approx 150 individuals this morning. Not bad going!

Quite a few flew off before we had the chance to photograph them but we've posted a small selection here and our warden Andrew has listed his highlights:

Poplar hawk-moth 2

July highflyer 1

Common rustic 5

Burnished brass 6

Gold spangle 4

Bordered sallow 1

Dun-bar 1

Peach blossom 2

Yellow shell 1

Brimstone moth 10

Light emerald 2

Barred red 1

Peppered 1

The last on the list has an interesting evolution story and is often used as an example of natural selection in action. Read more about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppered_moth_evolution