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National Moth Night, 9th July 2005

The Lancashire Branch observed National Moth Night by running a couple of light traps in the car park at Warton Crag Quarry.
We are grateful to Martin Tordoff for providing the equipment and expertise for the evening.

For a full list of what we found, click here.

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Deilephila porcellus<br>Sphingidae<br><br>A rather worn specimen which has lost most of the pinky red colour from the body and ends of the wings.
Small Elephant Hawkmoth 		Melanchra persicariae<br>Noctuidae;
Dot Moth 		Deilephila elphenor<br>Sphingidae; Hawkmoths
Elephant Hawkmoth 		Deilephila elphenor<br>Sphingidae<br><br>This one is playing dead but we weren't fooled!
Elephant Hawkmoth
Laothoe populi<br>Sphingidae
Poplar Hawkmoth 		Geometra papilionaria<br>Geometridae;
Large Emerald 		Geometra papilionaria<br>Geometridae;
Large Emerald 		Biston betularia<br>Geometridae;<br><br>In populated areas a sooty black form of this moth can be found, though the frequency of that form is declining in recent years as the urban environment is being cleaned up.
Peppered Moth
Euproctis similis<br>Lymantriidae;<br><br>This was found on the stone seat near the trap as we were packing up to go home.
Yellow-tail