Trips 2003

Ravensthorpe Reservoir

19th September 2003

Six 125W MV lights

Lights on between 21:00hrs to 24:00hrs

Minimum of 5degC

Clear skies

B&F Vernacular Name Scientific name
National Distribution
1713 Riband Wave Idaea aversata
C
1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
C
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
C
1914 Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
C
2064 Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa
C
2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
C
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
C
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
C
2199 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
C
2262 Brick Agrochola circellaris
C
2263 Red-line Quaker Agrochola lota
C
2264 Yellow-line Quaker Agrochola macilenta
C
2270 Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa
C
2274 Sallow Xanthia icteritia
C
2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
C
2474 Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
C
Total number of species:
16
Key to National Distribution (Waring 1994 & 1999)
C Common = Recorded in 301 or more 10Km grid squares in UK since 1st January 1980
L Local = Recorded in 101 to 300 grid squares
U Uncommon = On alien foodplant, less that 100 grid squares
Nb Nationally Scarce b = Recorded in 31 to 100 grid squares
Na Nationally Scarce a = Recorded in 16 to 30 grid squares
pRDB Proposed Red Data Book = Species declining, proposed for inclusion to Red Data Book
RDB Red Data Book = Recorded in 15 or fewer grid squares
M Migrant = Flown / transported by wind from sources outside the British Isles
RM Rare Migrant = As above, ten or fewer records in the British Isles