Brent Island
Insects including Butterflies, Moths etc
Butterflies
The following butterflies have been recorded on the Island:
Brimstone
Common Blue
Large/Small White
Gatekeeper
Marbled White
Meadow Brown
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Small Copper
Small Tortoiseshell
Speckled Wood
All butterfly photographs are by Monica Hazell. Common Blue (top left) ; Painted Lady (top right) ; Small Tortoiseshell (bottpm left) ; Brimstone (bottom right).
Moths
On 29th August 2016 Phil Dean, Mike Goss & Alan Hayes recorded the following moths using three light traps. One was a a Robinson trap with UV and white light LEDS, one was a Skinner trap with UV and white light LEDs and the third was a Skinner with an actinic light source.
Macro moths:
Black Arches
Brimstone
Canary-shouldered Thorn
Chinese Character
Common Wave
Copper Underwing
Devon Carpet
Dingy Footman
Dun-bar
Dusky Thorn
Flame Shoulder
Gothic
July Highflier
Large Yellow Underwing
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Peach Blossom
Pinion-streaked Snout
Purple Bar
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Small Fan-footed Wave
Small Square-spot
Small Phoenix
Snout
Straw Dot
Yellow-barred Brindle
Micro moths:
Acleris variegana
Blastobasis adustella
Celypha lacunana
Clepsis consimilana
Crambus perlella
Eudonia mercurella
Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer)