A greenhorn lepidopterist at large in suburban London

Berrylands Station is on the London Waterloo to Hampton Court line between New Malden and Surbiton, a 25 minute train journey from central London. I became aware of its potential for attracting moths in late August 2008. The station is situated on an embankment with the Hogsmill Sewage Farm directly to the north and a typical mix of suburban houses and gardens to the south. The elevated aspect of the station and the comparative lack of domestic and street lighting in the immediate area mean that it acts like a huge moth trap, there are white-painted covered waiting areas and staircases on both platforms, these are illuminated at night and most of the moths are found in these areas. What follows is my attempt as a novice lepidopterist to record and catalogue all the macro moths I encounter on my daily commute to work along with the occasional "awayday" in search of other British lepidoptera .

Monday, April 18, 2016

Small Blood-vein

Scopula imitaria

2008: singles on September 8th, 12th, 13th, 18th & 19th.
2009: recorded on 13 dates between June 23rd and September 11th, all singles except for two on June 23rd.
2010: recorded on 19 dates between June 24th and September 24th, all singles except for two on September 2nd, 3rd, 9th & 12th.
2011: recorded on 13 dates between May 31st and August 8th, all singles except for two on May 31st, June 26th and July 1st.
2012: singles on July 5th & 25th and August 2nd & 3rd, two on July 6th.
2013: recorded on 14 dates between July 5th and September 19th, all singles except for two on September 6th & 13th.
2014: recorded on 12 dates between May 27th and August 29th, all singles except for two on June 9th and July 16th.
2015: recorded on nine dates between July 5th and September 10th, all singles except for three on September 1st and two on September 2nd.
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