Moth Trapping

A Moth Trapping and Identification morning was held on June 24th led by expert Julian Francis from Dorset Moths https://dorsetmoths.co.uk/. Three light traps had been sited in different arts of the churchyard overnight and caught a magnificent tally of 198 night-flying moths comprising 65 species.

Privet hawk-moth

Buff-tip

Visitors were captivated by some particularly striking specimens found resting on egg cartons stacked in the traps as refuge sites. The most common species was the garden grass-venier (21 caught); notables included privet and elephant hawk-moths. The results will be sent on to the Dorset Environmental Records Centre and Butterfly Conservation.