Moth Count.
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A very firey sun rise over Morocco.
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Dave and I were out on the area where we had set the traps the night before before dawn, over night the weather had got worse and by dawn it was windy, cool and we dodged the odd heavy shower.
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| 7579 Isturgia spodiaria. |
The traps did well and in the six we recorded 162 moths of 39 species, several of which I had not seen before and they included
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| 7583 Rhoptria asperaria. |
7579
Isturgia spodiaria, 7583
Rhoptria asperaria, 7573
Acanthovalva inconspicuaria, 7656
Crocallis auberti, 7787
Ekboarmia atlanticaria, 7882
Charissa mucidarius, 7943a
Mniotype occidentalis, 8265
Catarhoe basochesiata, 8610x
Chesias rufata agg (Broom-tip agg), 8902
Ophiusa tirhaca, 9056
Autographa gamma (Silver Y) and 9927
Hecatera dysodea (Small Ranunculus).
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Another view over to North Africa.
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| 7573 Acanthovalva inconspicuaria. |
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| 7656 Crocallis auberti. |
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| 7787 Ekboarmia atlanticaria. |
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| 7882 Charissa mucidarius. |
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| 7943a Mniotype occidentalis. |
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| 8265 Catarhoe basochesiata. |
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| 8610x Chesias rufata agg (Broom-tip agg). |
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| 8902 Ophiusa tirhaca. |
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| 9056 Autographa gamma (Silver Y). |
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| 9927 Hecatera dysodea (Small Ranunculus). |
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