Moth trap: Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
Robinson trap (MV) run in garden. After a slow start this year, the range of moths is increasing.
The following species were found in the trap in the morning (aside from the Brimstone Moths, Opisthograptis luteolata, which, as is usual with this species, flew around the trap in the night but did not enter):
Yponomeutidae: 1 Swammerdamia caesiella
Plutellidae: 5 Plutella xylostella (photo from day before - another individual from trap in Flickr photostream)
Tortricidae: 1 Notocelia cynosbatella
Pyralidae: 2 Aphomia sociella
Geometridae: 1 Xanthorrhoe fluctuata, 1 Hydriomena ruberata, 2 Eupithecia exiguata, 1 Eupithecia vulgata, 1 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata, 2 Opisthograptis luteolata, 1 Lomographa temerata
Sphingidae: 1 Smerinthus ocellata
Notodontidae: 1 Notodonta dromedarius
Noctuidae: 1 Agrotis exclamationis, 1 Charanyca trigrammica
The Brimstone Moth was photographed with a macro ring LED light as it sat on the outside of the trap at night.
Observations
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Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)Observer
dhobernDescription
Opisthograptis luteolata (Linnaeus, 1758), Brimstone, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)Observer
dhobernDescription
Lomographa temerata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775), Clouded Silver, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Eyed Hawkmoth (Smerinthus ocellata)Observer
dhobernDescription
Smerinthus ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758), Eyed Hawk-moth, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Ruddy Highflyer Moth (Hydriomena ruberata)Observer
dhobernDescription
Hydriomena ruberata (Freyer, 1831), Ruddy Highflyer, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Birch Ermel (Swammerdamia caesiella)Observer
dhobernDescription
Swammerdamia caesiella (Hübner, 1796), to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata)Observer
dhobernDescription
Eupithecia exiguata (Hübner, 1809-13), Mottled Pug, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)Observer
dhobernDescription
Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Linnaeus, 1758), Garden Carpet, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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(Eurasian) Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)Observer
dhobernDescription
Eupithecia vulgata (Haworth, 1809), Common Pug, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)Observer
dhobernDescription
Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758), Bee Moth, female, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)Observer
dhobernDescription
Notodonta dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1767), Iron Prominent, to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
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Yellow-faced Bell (Notocelia cynosbatella)Observer
dhobernDescription
Notocelia cynosbatella (Linnaeus, 1758), to Robinson trap, Hellerup, Denmark, 25/26 May 2013
Horribly battered but yellow palpi distinctive.
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