4th Aug. 2011....After the Lord Mayors show.

Overnight min temp...12 deg, calm
The previous evenings  Diplopseustis perieresalis is going to be a hard act to follow but it was the micros again that boosted the garden tally.
Best of the macro moths were Barred Red, Sallow Kitten, the reappearance of Vine's Rustic and Orange Swifts in their finest livery.
The usual 100 plus Shuttle-shaped Darts were in the two traps and Turnip Moth numbers are increasing so I'll be looking carefully for a similar looking Swordgrass.


BARRED RED

The micros produced 3 new garden records.
228 Monopis weaverella, 746 Chrysoesthia drurella and 1260 Cydia splendana.

CHRYSOESTHIA DRURELLA 746

MONOPIS WEAVERELLA 228



CYDIA SPLENDANA 1260

 

The Dells garden latest

Here's an update on the latest new and new for year additions for the garden for 9th/10th July...There is an additional micro to add as the result of a gen det result, PARASWAMMERDAMIA NEBULELLA..................................................................................
9th July... DUSKY SALLOW year first

9th July YPSOLOPHA SCABRELLA year first COCHYLIS DUBITANA ACENTRIA EPHEMERELLA , Water Veneer, year first 10th July, New for the Dells garden... BARRED RED10th July, CATOPTRIA PINELLA, another new one for the garden list First appearance of the year for GALLERIA MELLONELLA, the Wax Moth After hosts of Y. cagnagella and Y. malinellus, YPONOMEUTA EVONYMELLA, Bird-cherry Ermine Garden total for 2011:-
316 species...188 macro, 128 micro

The Wine bet:-

Capt Trappings has forged a small lead with 179 macros and 144 micros for a total of 323 species