Thursday 15 August 2024

Beech-green Carpet at Hendre. Recording session 10th August 2024. In association with Butterfly Conservation.

Seven traps and a variety of lures were deployed at this very promising, previously unrecorded monad location.

At 220m altitude, the diverse site is largely a mix of Conifer and Sallow, with good wildflower populations along the access tracks.

It was great to arrive in the evening to an already present Chris Williams and Meurig Garbutt.

No time was lost setting up traps and lures along the track, also along paths into the trees. A handy shelter was used as a base for identification and recording.


 

Hendre site and handy shelter. SS

Carpet and Footman sp. moths proved to be abundant from the outset, with a lovely, uncommon Beech-green Carpet soon spotted on the shelter framework. 

Beech-green Carpet. MEG

Bordered Beauty, Scalloped Hook-tip, Lunar Thorn and Slender Brindle were also recorded.


Bordered Beauty. MEG

Amongst the micro's, a typical specialist of conifer plantations, Dioryctria abietella (Dark-pine Knot-horn) was noted along with similar looking Euzophera pinguis (Ash-bark Knot-horn). Also, Oxypteryx atrella (Two-spotted Neb), a feeder of St.John's Wort, plenty of which was noticed along the access track.


Dioryctria abietella. PMcG

Euzophera pinguis. PMcG


A sub-total 52 species (Final count 60 species. 23/08/2024) were recorded in total. 

Kit used:

6 Skinner's 15w Green Phosphor and 1 Skinner's 125w MV trap.

Many thanks to Chris Williams, Meurig Garbutt and Simon Spencer for their contributions to the session.

Thanks also to Peter Williams for verifications.

Phil.



1 comment:

  1. Sounds like a good evening. The Beech-green Carpet was probably the best record of the night.

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