Due to a technical fault the Robinson trap failed on Friday night, 3rd September 2010, so trapping was done again on Saturday night. Corserigg Hill is a moorland site with heather and grassland with sparse trees/bushes which is where the traps were set for shelter. Below was the river valley of Kello Water with Oak, Willow and Sallow.
Highlights of the two day session were Northern Rustic, Small Autumnal Moth, Grey Chi, Barred Chestnut, Red Carpet, Treble-bar, Striped Twin-spot Carpet, Dark Sword-grass, Anomalous, Haworth’s Minor and Minor Shoulder-knot. More commoner species included Autumnal Rustic, True Lover’s Knot, Antler, Small Wainscot (both red and buff forms), Lesser Yellow Underwing, Heath Rustic and ear species.
Micros were represented by small numbers of Agriphila tristella (Pyralid), the pretty Agonopterix arenella (Oecophridae) and a fair number of the moorland loving Acleris aspersana, a small tortix. An enormous amount of gratitude to Richard and Barbara for setting the six traps over such difficult terrain.