A short wander and some light trapping CCW

On Thursday evening I led a Weekly Wander at the Community Woodland, this post is mostly to show folk who came along and others interested in Comrie Community Woodland what was found and what was attracted to the light traps we set that evening.

Car loaded with light traps and other entomology paraphernalia 

I started off by explaining how the light traps are used, and then demonstrated a bit of sweep netting and a bit of bush bashing. These activities produced a lot of Lygus (probably all ruligopennis) a couple of Lasioglossum bees (probably calceatum, but determination pending), some Plagiognathus arbustorum, a very small weevil (to be determined) and a 14-spot Ladybird which I forgot to photograph. The wanderers very kindly helped lug all the gear up the hill to the trap site. 

Plagiognathus arbustorum (photographed at home a few days earlier)

Lygus probably rugulipennis (photographed at home a few days earlier) - both the above are true bugs, Heteroptera 

Lasioglossum calceatum (probably), a male. Common Furrow-bee.

The furrow-bee will be new to the site list when it is identified as none have been recorded previously. Earlier in the day when I'd been prepping the wander I'd come across a couple of Bombus lapidarius which surprisingly had not been recorded at the site previously.

Bombus lapidarius - new for the site and for myself (a really quite common beast and as bumblebees go striking looking).

Traps were positioned and by the time we got up the hill it was pretty much time to turn them on, however, I then discovered an electrical hitch with the Heath trap which meant it could not be started. However, 20 minutes re-wiring the crocodile clips a bit later on, after the wanderers had departed, resolved the issue, thankfully. Especially, after the help from everyone getting the kit in place.

Of course I forgot to take any general photographs, but here's a list of the light trap captures and some things from earlier in the day - a photo of my notebook, so forgive the mis-spellings and scribble. Two traps were used a Heath with a blue LED (H-LED listed first) and a Robinson with a green LED and a circular blue actinic (R-LED/Act, listed second after - ).

Notebook page  Here are a few of the more interesting beasts captured. A look at the site list here - https://panspecieslisting.com/view-list.html?list_id=55781

Should enable a view of what was new from this excursion, about ten species I think, including Silver Birch Betula pendula which had been omitted as I'd not recognised it as native to the site.

Nicrophorus investigator

Nicrophorus humator

Limnephilus marmoratus, a caddis fly - not a ctually a "fly" Tricoptera

Limnephilus lunatus

Lesser yellow Underwing

Juniper Pug

An Ichneumon to be determined if possible

Hedge Rustic, I've only seen one or two of these previously

Flame Carpet

Dark marbled Carpet, underwing above

Cychrus caraboides, the Snail Hunter

Common Marbled Carpet

Common Carpet

Centre-barred Sallow

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Barred Chestnut

Sallow

September Thorn

Small Phoenix

Small Wainscot

Tipula scripta

 

Pebble Hook-tip