Hastings Country Park
29th May 2006, MondayWe ran four insect lights last night, two at Warren Cottage and Norman Hall ran two at Horseshoe Car Park. The only migrants were 3 silver y and a dark sword grass at Warren Cottage. Amongst the more local species we had 2 satin lutestring, 2 great prominent, scorched wing, and a chocolate tip. A marbled brown at Horseshoe was the first record for the country park. Hawkmoths were represented by 6 eyed hawkmoths and 2 poplar hawkmoths at Warren Cottage.
Chocolate Tip - Warren Cottage
Scorched Wing - Warren Cottage
The main feature of the night though were at least 30 cockchafer which we had to dodge as they came crashing in towards the lights. Also of interest were a few huge Tipula maxima (an insect not for the faint-hearted!)
Cockchafer - Warren Cottage
Tipula maxima - Warren Cottage
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Full moth list:
Common Swift
Chinese Character
Satin Lutestring
Blood-vein
Red Twin-spot Carpet
Silver-ground Carpet
Common Carpet
Green Carpet
Rivulet
Foxglove Pug
Yellow-barred Brindle
Clouded Border
Peacock Moth
Scorched Wing
Brown Silver-line
Brimstone Moth
Peppered Moth
Common White Wave
Eyed Hawk-moth
Poplar Hawk-moth
Iron Prominent
Pebble Prominent
Lesser Swallow Prominent
Swallow Prominent
Pale Prominent
Marbled Brown
Chocolate-tip
Buff-tip
Great Prominent
Pale Tussock
Dark Sword-grass
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Flame Shoulder
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Shears
Broom Moth
Common Quaker
Clay
Treble Lines
Silver Y
