30th/31st May 2013 ... MOTHS !

The last two nights of May have been excellent for the garden moth traps.with well over 30 species being recorded.
The micros have been very late but are slowly appearing as the year recovers from the freezing March.

.Trap catch 30th May :-

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 2
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 1
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 1
1769 ... Spruce Carpet ... Thera britannica ... 1

1769 ... Spruce Carpet ... Thera britannica

1776 ... Green Carpet ... Colostygia pectinataria ... 3 ... YF

1776 ... Green Carpet ... Colostygia pectinataria

1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 3
1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata ... 1
1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ... 1
2003 ... Pebble Prominent ... Notodonta ziczac ... 1

2003 ... Pebble Prominent ... Notodonta ziczac

2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina ... 2 ... YF

2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 12
2145 ... Nutmeg ... Dicestra trifolii ... 2
2279 ... Sycamore ... Acronicta aceris ... 1
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... Acronicta tridens/psi ... 5
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... Paradrine clavipalpis ... 2
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 1

 Coxcomb Prominent is a "hit or miss" moth for my garden so it was great to see a brace of them last night ...

31st May ....
Another "best night of the year so far" night ....
Trap Catch :-
Micros
0294 ... Aspilapteryx tringipennella ... Ribwort Slender ... 1 ... YF

294 ... Aspilapteryx tringipennella

0464 ... Plutella xylostella ... Diamond-back Moth ... 2 ... YF

0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth ... 1

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3

0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling ... 1

0892 ... Mompha subbistrigella ... Garden Cosmet ... 1

892 ... Mompha subbistrigella

0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... Heather Tortrix ... 1

0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 2

1212 ... Rhyacionia pinivorana ... Spotted Shoot Moth ... 1 ... YF

1212 ... Rhyacionia pinivorana

1361 ... Pyrausta aurata ... Mint Moth ... 1 ... (several during the day)
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 4
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 2
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 6
1834 ... Common Pug ... Eupithecia vulgata ... 7
1837 ... Grey Pug ... Eupithecia subfuscata ... 1 ... YF

1837 ... Grey Pug ... Eupithecia subfuscata

1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 3
1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata ... 1
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia ... 2 ... YF

1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia

1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ...1
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... Peribatodes rhomboidana ... 1 ... YF

1937 ... Willow Beauty ... Peribatodes rhomboidana

1979 ... Lime Hawk-moth ... Mimas tiliae ...1
2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina ... 1
2043 ... Orange Footman ... Eilema sororcula ... 1 ... YF

2043 ... Orange Footman ... Eilema sororcula

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 17
2102 ... Flame Shoulder ... Ochropleura plecta ... 1
2145 ... Nutmeg ... Discestra trifolii ... 1
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... Lacanobia oleracea ... 2
2170 ... Varied Coronet ... Hadena compta ... 1
2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... Apamea sordens ... 1
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 2
2480 ... Buttoned Snout ... Hypene rostralis ... 1

26th July 2011...Gradual improvement

Overnight temp. 13.4 deg. Overcast and calm conditions.
61 Shuttle-shaped Darts was an all-time high, and at last Common Carpet has turned up.
Two more Small Ranunculus brought the years total to a very healthy 22.
Three Straw Underwings were the first this year and an Old Lady made two attempts to go in the trap unsuccessfully.It fluttered around like a bat before settling on the house wall long enough for me to get camera/large pot, but not long enough to put either to use, so no pic. I had 5 or 6 of these last year so I'm hoping another opportunity will soon arise.
Tonight looks good weatherwise so I'm hoping to get my 200th macro for the year...one to go !
On the micro front, a good selection, with a garden first for Aspilapteryx tringipennella.
The Catch (macro)
61 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
1 x Copper Underwing agg.
1 x Lime-speck Pug
1 x Toadflax Pug
1 x Double-striped Pug
1 x Wormwood Pug
6 x Common Rustic agg.
2 x Willow Beauty
4 x Least Carpet
4 x Ruby Tiger
4 x Riband Wave
6 x Cloaked Minor
2 x Brimstone Moth
4 x Yellow Shell

YELLOW SHELL

1 x Marbled Beauty
3 x Large Yellow Underwing
1 x Pine Hawkmoth
2 x Small Ranunculus
1 x Bright-line Brown-eye
1 x Dot Moth
2 x Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 x Dingy Footman
1 x Scarce Footman
3 x Turnip Moth
2 x Common Carpet FFY

COMMON CARPET

2 x Garden Carpet
1 x White Satin Moth
2 x Pale Mottled Willow
1 x Old Lady FFY
3 x Straw Underwing FFY



STRAW UNDERWING

4 x Clay 2 x Buff Ermine
1 x Nutmeg
1 x Grey Dagger agg.
1 x Poplar Grey
2 x Uncertain
2 x Swallow Prominent



SWALLOW PROMINENT

Micros
12 x Chrysoteuchia culmella
8 x Crambus pascuella
1 x Caloptria pinella
2 x Agapeta hamana
2 x Pleuroptya ruralis
3 x Hypsopygia costalis
2 x Cydia pomonella
1 x Acleris variegana
1 x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

AMBLYPTILIA ACANTHADACTYLA

1 x Pterophorus pentadactyla
1 x Ypsolopha scabrella
1 x Acleris forsskaleana
1 x Aethes cnicana
1 x Gelechia senticetella
2 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 x Aspilapteryx tringipennella  (garden first)

ASPILAPTERYX TRINGIPENNELLA

1 x Ditula angustiorana
1 x Platyedra subcinerea
1 x Spilonota ocellana.....not to be confused with Cydia servillana ! ( cheers Skev)
2011 Garden total now stands at 339 species, 199 macro, 140 micro with one ID pending.
The Wine Bet...
Dire ! I am trailing by about a dozen species