Wednesday 4 September 2013

Parc Slip

Quite a cool night last night so down to only 30 species and low numbers compared to recently. Most common was sallow (10) and brimstone (8) with hedge rustic and autumnal rustic appearing for the first time this year. A couple of fresh common marbled carpets, a willow beauty and a spectacle were also nice to see. There was also this pug (is it a double-striped?):
Thanks in advance!

10 comments:

  1. Wow that was quick - thanks for the id Barry

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  2. I had a Double-striped Pug on Monday night, Vaughn (see yesterday's blog on the Carms site). They're supposed to be common in the County but it's the first I've seen in four seasons of trapping here.

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  4. Hi Chris, it's certainly the first one I've caught in 18 months of weekly trapping here at PS and I don't think I've caught one at home either. Yours was certainly more colourful than mine!

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  5. Of the 22 species of Pug I've caught in our garden since 2005, Double-striped is by far the commonest, with nearly 70 records. From a VC41 perspective, it is nearly three times more common than it's nearest rival, and it makes up 25% of all the county's pug records. I guess you've just been unlucky up until now!

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  6. Same in my garden: 120 records of D-S compared to only 39 records of Common Pug, the 2nd commonest pug species here.

    Perhaps Double-striped is more of an urban beast.

    George

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  7. They're very common here too (45 in 3 years trapping), so they obviously like the coast as well!

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  8. That's strange - though I don't seem to catch that many pugs at all actually.

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  9. I haven't done the maths but am fairly sure that the commonest pug here is Foxglove, but this may be due in part to the fact that it's distinctive, whereas some of the more nondescript grey ones that crop up are difficult for a relatively inexperienced operator like me to i.d. with certainty.

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