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Last night Roger and I ran 2 traps ( 1x 125w MV Robinson and 80w Actinic Skinner trap) at Hay Wood in Hemel Hempstead. We also ran 3 traps at Gadesprings just down the road ( 1x 160w MBT Robinson, 1x 125w MV Robinson and a 22w Actinic) We set up the Gadesprings traps first running off the external power supply and then drove to Hay Wood to setup the remaining 2 traps, as we were setting up the heavens opened and we had a downpour, the rain stopped but then continued through the night getting heavier as we left at around 11pm although it was still a surprising 13 degrees even at midnight.

The moths were initially flooding in, but the initial flurry soon stopped by about 10pm. The best moth without a doubt was a single Semioscopsis steinkelleriana, which was a new moth for both of us.

Also it was nice to see Water Carpet doing so well.

In total at Hay wood we managed 55 moths of 16 species.

At Gadesprings we managed 23 moths of 10 species.

3 species that we did not get at the wood but were at Gadesprings were Clouded Drab, Brindled Pug and Powdered Quaker.

Full list below

Hay wood - Hemel Hempstead - 8.30pm til 11pm

Macro moths

1x Twin-spotted Quaker 2x Small Quaker 2x March Moth 10x Engrailed 3x Common Quaker 10x Water Carpet 1x Chestnut 3x Hebrew Character 1x Early Thorn (huge female) 2x Purple Thorn 1x Double-striped Pug 1x Early Grey

Micro moths

1x Semioscopsis steinkelleriana [NEW!] 2x Agonopterix heracliana 12x Diurnea fagella 3x Agonopterix arenella

Gadesprings - Hemel Hempstead - 8pm til 11.30pm

Macro Moths

4x Hebrew Character 1x Brindled Pug 3x Early Grey 7x Common Quaker 1x Small Quaker 3x Double-striped Pug 1x Powdered Quaker 1x Clouded Drab 1x Early Thorn

Micro moths

1x Agonopterix arenella

Carabus nemoralis was a new Beetle for me.