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Moth trapping at home

 A good night with 241 moths of 66 species recorded, the highlights being:
 
Scallop Shell 1 (only the 2nd one I've caught at home, and 21st record for St Helens)
Elephant Hawkmoth 1
Poplar Hawkmoth
White Satin Moth 1
Crassa unitella 1 (only second one I've caught at home, and 6th record for St Helens)
Cnephasia incertana 1 (37th record for St Helens)
Gypsonoma dealbana 1 (31st record for St Helens)
 
RayB
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