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17 members attended the moth morning on 18th July in Longton. Four traps were opened up and moths identified using a variety of guide books, ID charts and the expertise of our invited experts Steve & Carolyn Palmer and Liz Brotherstone. We identified 94 species of moth – slightly down on last years total of 100.
It was a warm, dry evening for collecting the moths and it took over 3 hours to to empty the traps and identify those caught – then a very enjoyable experience releasing the moths back into their natural habitat.
Steve Palmer will submit these records to the relevant Lancashire County Moth Recorders, so the records are available locally and are transferred in due course to the National Moth Recording Scheme run by Butterfly Conservation.
A very enjoyable morning was had by all who attended.
A full list of all the moth species from the morning can be found below
It was a warm, dry evening for collecting the moths and it took over 3 hours to to empty the traps and identify those caught – then a very enjoyable experience releasing the moths back into their natural habitat.
Steve Palmer will submit these records to the relevant Lancashire County Moth Recorders, so the records are available locally and are transferred in due course to the National Moth Recording Scheme run by Butterfly Conservation.
A very enjoyable morning was had by all who attended.
A full list of all the moth species from the morning can be found below
| Longton Moth Morning species list |