19th Sept 2013 ... Lionels Blair

The traps are struggling to compete with the big bright full moon at the moment.
Warmer weather is on it's way.
..
Blair's Shoulder-knot was a year-first.

2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot

1707 ... Small Dusty Wave x 3
1728 ... Garden Carpet x 4
1825 ... Lime-speck Pug
1906 ... Brimstone Moth x 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 7
1961 ... Light Emerald x 2
2087 ... Turnip Moth x 2
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart x 2
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 21
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 7
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 6
2134 ... Square-spot Rustic x 2
2232 ... Black Rustic x 7
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot ... YF
2270 ... Lunar Underwing x 19
2297x . Copper Underwing agg. x 3
2306 ... Angle Shades x 3
2353 ... Flounced Rustic
2384 ... Vine's Rustic x 4
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 9
2441 ... Silver Y
2477 ... Snout
...
0464 ... Plutella xylostella
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella
0873 ... Blastobasis adustella
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana
1048 ... Acleris variegana x 3

1048 ...  Acleris variegana, Garden Rose Tortrix

1342 ... Eudonia angustea x 2

1342 ... Eudonia angustea

1309 ... Agriphila geniculea
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla x 2

16th September 2012 ... Sedums and traps results

I have a well established Sedum in the garden which is a superb source of nectar for a variety of insects at a time when the Buddleia and Lavenders are past their best.
During the day it is covered with bees, hoverflies and butterflies and at night it hosts an array of nocturnal feeders.
There are hundreds of varieties, and with careful selection, you can have them flowering from July through to October.
Here is a link to the Royal Horticultural society sedum variety trials.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/getattachment/3f6b5c23-913c-4289-9b59-07854da6e280/Herbaceous-Sedums.aspx

 Height and spread...2 ft/600mm. Sedum spectabile "Autumn Joy". This is a two year old plant growing under one of my apple trees

Emmelina monodactyla (Common Plume) and Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Beautiful Plume) were found feeding last night, along with Lesser and Large Yellow Underwings

On the minus side, Vine Weevils are also partial to a sip of Sedum nectar.
A big plus is the bees during the day

I will certainly be planting more of these with the aim of broadening the flowering season.......

Last nights traps :-
  1 .. 0263 .. Apple Leaf Miner,Lyonetia clerkella, dark form
  1 .. 0647 .. Brown House Moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella
  2 .. 0648 .. White-shouldered House Moth, Endrosis sarcitrella
  2 .. 0998 .. Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana
  2 .. 1048 .. Garden Rose Tortrix, Acleris variegana

  1 .. 1497 .. Beautiful Plume, Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
20+. 1524 .. Common Plume, Emmelina monodactyla

  2 .. 0015 .. Orange Swift
  2 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
  1 .. 1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet
  1 .. 1816 .. Toadflax Pug
  1 .. 1862 .. Double-striped Pug
  1 .. 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
  1 .. 1914 .. Dusky Thorn

  3 .. 1916 .. Light Emerald
  4 .. 1937 .. Willow Berauty
70 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
16 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
  1 .. 2110 .. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
36 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
  4 .. 2134 .. Square-spot Rustic
  3 .. 2199 .. Common Wainscot
  1 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing, year first

  1 .. 2293 .. Marbled Beauty
  1 .. 2306 .. Angle Shades
  4 .. 2353 .. Flounced Rustic
  8 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic
  6 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow
  1 .. 2477 .. Snout

9th Aug '12 .. Garden Traps

Another calm, clear, warm night and the moon is waning but still on the bright side.
The late summer lull is here before we slip into autumn although there are the occasional surprises amongst the Rustic types and Underwings.
A year first Canary-shouldered Thorn and a Swallow Prominent brightened up an otherwise dull trap catch.


1 ..... 0424 .. Bird-cherry Ermine .. Yponomeuta evonymella
1 ..... 0427 .. Spindle Ermine .. Yponomeuta cagnagella
1 ..... 0647 .. Brown House Moth .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 ..... 0658 .. Carcina quercana
1 ..... 0787 .. Bryotropha terrella
1 ..... 0964 .. Cochylis dubitana
1 ..... 0970 .. Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix .. Pandemis ceresana
3 ..... 0974 .. Argyrotaenia ljungiana
3 ..... 0998 .. Light Brown Apple Moth .. Epiphyas postvittana
1 ..... 1048 .. Garden Rose Tortrix .. Acleris variegana, (Below)

2 ..... 1293 .. Chrysoteuchia culmella
1 ..... 1294 .. Crambus pascuella
1 ..... 1304 .. Agriphila straminella
500+ 1331 .. Water Veneer .. Acentria ephemerella
1 ..... 1338 .. Dipleurina lacustrata
1 ..... 1344 .. Eudonia mercurella
6 ..... 1348 .. Ringed China-mark .. Parapoynx stratiotata
5 ..... 1361 .. Pyrausta aurata
1 ..... 1376 .. Small Magpie .. Eurrhypara hortulata
1 ..... 1378 .. Phlyctaenia coronata
1 ..... 1405 .. Mother of Pearl .. Pleuroptya ruralis
4 ..... 1413 .. Gold Triangle .. Hypsopygia costalis
10 ... 1424 .. Endotricha flammealis
1 ..... 1439 .. Trachycera advenella
2 ..... 1524 .. Common Plume .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 ..... 0015 .. Orange Swift, *year first
1 ..... 1673 .. Small Emerald
4 ..... 1699 .. Least Carpet
1 ..... 1705 .. Dwarf Cream Wave
1 ..... 1707 .. Small Dusty Wave
1 ..... 1708 .. Single-dotted Wave
6 ..... 1713 .. Riband Wave, (Below)

Never seen a red one in the garden before !

2 ..... 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 ..... 1738 .. Common Carpet
4 ..... 1742 .. Yellow Shell
2 ..... 1781 .. Small Waved Umber
1 ..... 1825 .. Lime-speck Pug
1 ..... 1839 .. Bordered Pug
2 ..... 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
1 ..... 1913 .. Canary-shouldered Thorn, *year first, (Below)

2 ..... 1921 .. Scalloped Oak
1 ..... 1931 .. Peppered Moth
4 ..... 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 ..... 2007 .. Swallow Prominent
2 ..... 2011 .. Pale Prominent
1 ..... 2029 .. Brown-tail
1 ..... 2031 .. White Satin Moth
2 ..... 2047 .. Scarce Footman
2 ..... 2061 .. Buff Ermine
1 ..... 2064 .. Ruby Tiger
9 ..... 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
4 ..... 2102 .. Flame Shoulder
17 ... 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
2 ..... 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 ..... 2110 ., Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
3 ..... 2111 .. Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 ..... 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 ..... 2145 .. Nutmeg
1 ..... 2154 .. Cabbage Moth
2 ..... 2155 .. Dot Moth
1 ..... 2278 .. Poplar Grey
1 ..... 2284x  Grey Dagger agg.
4 ..... 2293 .. Marbled Beauty
3 ..... 2297 .. Copper Underwing
1 ..... 2299 .. Mouse Moth
11 ... 2303 .. Straw Underwing
4 ..... 2321 .. Dark Arches
7 ..... 2341 .. Cloaked Minor
15 ... 2343x  Common Rustic agg.
1 ..... 2353 .. Flounced Rustic
5 ..... 2441 .. Silver Y

21st July 2012 .. Garden Moths

11 deg overnight low, calm, DRY
Over 70 species recorded and this week is set to be the best for an age.
I'm still hopeful of catching up with a few species as many are proving to be a month or more later than usual given the appalling weather of late.
Here's a sample of last nights catch...

2293 Marbled Beauty Cryphia domestica year first

2425 Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli year first

In absolute pristine condition....

2166 The Campion Hadena rivularis

1690 Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria

2318 The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina

1048 Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana year first

7th Oct 2011...

Min overnight temp...7.6 deg. cold breeze, bright 3/4 waxing moon
A poor catch as everything, including us, adjusts to the sudden temperature change. It's almost like August again !

5 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
3 x Blair's Shoulder-knot
3 x Angle Shades
3 x Pale Mottled Willow
2 x Lesser Yellow Underwing (No Large !)
1 x Willow Beauty
1 x Black Rustic
1 x Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 x Acleris variegana, Garden Rose Tortrix

ACLERIS VARIEGANA

19/20th Sept 2011

Overnight min temps: 19th = 13.6 deg, windy
                                     20th = 12.3 deg, all night rain
Conditions were bad on 19th with gusting winds to 25mph but it was warm and a nice variety appeared although nothing new.
Last night, 20th, it rained all night so no traps were set, just the illuminated shed wall (1 x 15 watt actinic tube plus a 15 watt blacklight tube in the shed window).

19th Sept...Agonopterix alstromeriana

19th Sept....Three Large Ranunculus

19th Sept.....Orange Sallow

19th...two traps :- 
12 x Large Y U'wing
18 x Lesser Y U'wing
16 x P.M.Willow
4 x Willow Beauty
3 x Sq-spot Rustic
4 x Vine's Rustic
2 x Flounced Rustic
1 x Brimstone Moth
1 x Silver Y
3 x Set. Heb. Character
6 x Sh-sh Dart
2 x Garden Carpet
1 x Orange Sallow
3 x Large Ranunculus
1 x Black Rustic
2 x Common Wainscot
1 x Angle Shades
1 x Agonopterix alstromeriana
3 x Agriphila geniculea
2 x Eudonia angustea
1 x Carcina quercana
3 x Epiphyas postvittana
1 x Unidentified Depressaria species

20th Sept...Shed wall lights
Species only, no counts.
Large Yellow Underwing
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Willow Beauty (7 on view at one time)
Vine's Rustic
Pale Mottled Willow
Large Ranunculus
Black Rustic
Lunar Underwing
Turnip Moth
Flounced Rustic
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Acleris variegana



Acleris variegana

Epiphyas postvittana
Agriphila geniculea
Endrosis sarcitrella
Eudonia angustea
Depressaria daucella..To be confirmed ...... D. badiella - gen det DVM

Depressaria badiella

15th Aug 2011... Dells trap update

Overnight min temp :- 12.1 deg
Breezy, light rain occasionally.

Only 1 trap operating due to the rain. Another Small Ranunculus appeared last night just as I thought they were finished, and an unidentified "Dart-like" moth ...pics at bottom of this blog.
The haul :-
29 x Turnip Moth
18 x Sh-sh Dart
10 x Straw Underwing
11 x Vine's Rustic
5 x Brimstone Moth
3 x Cloaked Minor
8 x Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 x Small Ranunculus

SMALL RANUNCULUS

6 x Double-striped Pug
4 x Orange Swift
3 x Uncertain/Rustic
3 x Pale Mottled Willow
4 x Willow Beauty
1 x Marbled Beauty
2 x Riband Wave
7 x Garden Carpet
1 x Common Carpet
1 x Broad-barred White

BROAD-BARRED WHITE

2 x Grey Dagger agg
6 x Common Rustic agg
1 x Cabbage Moth
1 x Toadflax Pug
2 x Mouse Moth
1 x Light Emerald
2 x Copper Underwing agg
2 x Yellow Shell
3 x Large Yellow Underwing
1 x Tawny Speckled Pug

TAWNY SPECKLED PUG

1 x Spectacle
2 x Common Wainscot
1 x Silver Y
7 x Flounced Rustic
1 x Yponomeuta evonymella ...Bird Cherry Ermine
10+ Acentria ephemerella ...Water Veneer
2 x Endotricha Flammealis
2 x Alucita hexadactyla ...Twenty-plume Moth
1 x Emmelina monodactyla
1 x Parapoynx stratiotata ...Ringed China-mark
3 x Epiphyas postvittana ...Light-brown Apple Moth
1 x Cochylis dealbana
1 x Chrysoteuchia culmella
1 x Carcina quercana
1 x Dichrorampha  ...probably acuminatana

DICHRORAMPHA ACUMINATANA (not verified)

1 x Pleuroptya ruralis ...Mother of Pearl
1 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella ...Brown House-moth
1 x Agriphila geniculea
1 x Agriphila straminella
1 x Blastobasis adustella
1 x Oegoconia agg
1 x Acleris variegana ...Garden Rose Tortrix

ACLERIS VARIEGANA

UNIDENTIFIED MACRO
It's main feature is the lack of markings despite being fresh. Wingspan 28/30mm

It's shape and behaviour in the pot suggest Turnip Moth but I've never seen one like this and I've had around 300 of them this week.

!st Sept....Two Red Underwings

APHOMIA SOCIELLA.......Bee Moth Not too much in the traps last night, although I trapped TWO Red Underwings and another Centre-barred Sallow. The rest were the usual large haul of Large Yellow Underwings plus the usual moths encountered at this time of year
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ACLERIS VARIEGANA.......Garden-rose Tortrix

ROSY RUSTIC

CENTRE-BARRED SALLOW

One of the two RED UNDERWING