Effects of light-trap design and illumination on samples of moths in an English woodland
- 1 June 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Bulletin of Entomological Research
- Vol. 63 (4) , 583-594
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300047829
Abstract
Operated in sheltered woodland, the samples obtained by Rothamsted tungsten-filament and Robinson mercury-vapour traps are best described by a spatial model different from that used in a site exposed to wind. Differences between the proportions of Noctuidae and Geometridae were accountable to differences in height of flight. The Rothamsted traps gave more consistent samples than the Robinson traps and averaged about onequarter the number of moths.Keywords
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