(2237) Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus) - Flickr - Bennyboymothman (2)

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Description: Catch Report - 14-04-13 A superb catch last night and despite the stiff breeze, it didn't seem to put the moths off too much. 34 moths of 10 species were found in and around the trap. 2 were new for the year, both Emmelina monodactyla and Grey Shoulder-knot (the latter was about 4 metres away from the trap) New for the garden was Diurnea fagella which I didn't expect as not many people have been reporting it yet this year. Interestingly of the 34 moths, only 2 were at my light (searching extensively with the torch) fro 8pm til 11pm, bearing in mind our streetlights go out at 12.15am, is this having an effect on them I wonder? Star of the catch was a Herald, a moth I don't see too often and only my 8th record. My records for it are as follows None in 2008 25/03/09 - Hatfield Broad Oak 10/04/10 - Hatfield Broad Oak 24/04/10 - Hatfield Broad Oak 08/07/10 - Canvey Wick 17/07/10 - Harlow Museum 21/09/10 - Sawbridgeworth Mash None in 2011 14/07/12 - Rye Meads 14/04/13 - Stevenage Catch Report - 14-04-13 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap Macro Moths 1x Herald [NFG] 1x Grey Shoulder-knot [NFY] 4x Clouded Drab 2x Chestnut 10x Hebrew Character 7x Common Quaker 1x Oak Beauty 6x Small Quaker Micro Moths 1x Diurnea fagella [NFG] 1x Emmelina monodactyla [NFY]. Date: 15 April 2013, 08:19. Source: [2237] Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus). Author: Ben Sale from UK.