26th Sept 2014 ... Moth trap latest

Off to Norfolk today to go messing about on the river for a week.
Just posting a couple of autumn additions to the year list and updating total
24th Sept ... Beaded Chestnut

Beaded Chestnut

25th Sept ... Blair's Shoulder-knot, plus 3 more last night 26th

Blair's Shoulder-knot

26th Sept ... Mallow x 2

Mallow

26th Sept ... Brindled Green

13th Oct 2013 ... Autumn Pick 'n' Mix

The makeshift rain covers came in handy last night as the rain didn't stop until first light.

A mixed bag of Autumn was in the traps with 15 moths of 13 species.....

1342 ... Eudonia angustea

1937 ... Willow Beauty x 2

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart

2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 2

2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing

2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot

2245 ... Green-brindled Crescent

2248 ... Brindled Green

2258 ... Chestnut

2259 ... Dark Chestnut

2266 ... Brown-spot Pinion

2267 ... Beaded Chestnut

2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow

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Below ... The traps with temporary rain covers in place

Dark Chestnut

Chestnut

Brindled Green

Beaded Chestnut

Brown-spot Pinion

Green-brindled Crescent

28th Sept 2013 ... Garden Catch

3 new moths for the year list were recorded along with 2 Brown-spot Pinion, an uncommon moth in my garden with singles recorded almost annually.
Species list :-
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella
0674 ... Depressaria badiella, YF

674 ... Depressaria badiella

0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana
1048 ... Acleris variegana
1342 ... Eudonia angustea
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
1728 ... Garden Carpet
1760 ... Red-green Carpet. YF

1760 ... Red-green Carpet

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet
1906 ... Brimstone Moth
1961 ... Light Emerald
1937 ... Willow Beauty
2087 ... Turnip Moth
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2134 ... Square-spot Rustic
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2232 ... Black Rustic
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot
2252 ... Large Ranunculus
2266 ... Brown-spot Pinion

Brown-spot Pinion and Beaded Chestnut

2267 ... Beaded Chestnut
2270 ... Lunar Underwing
2275 ... Dusky-lemon Sallow, YF

2275 ... Dusky-lemon Sallow

2306 ... Angle Shades
2353 ... Flounced Rustic
2364 ... Frosted Orange

2364 ... Frosted Orange

2384 ... Vine's Rustic
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
2477 ... Snout

25th Sept 2013 ... Beaded Chestnut et al

Another warm overcast night and a good selection of moths around the traps....
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella
0985 ... Cacoecimrpha pronubana x 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana x 9
1048 ... Acleris variegana
1342 ... Eudonia angustea x 3
1413 ... Hypsopygia costalis
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla x 3
1682 ... Blood-vein

Blood-vein

1707 ... Small Dusty Wave x 3
1728 ... Garden Carpet x 6
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet x 2

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet

1769 ... Spruce Carpet

1769 ... Spruce Carpet

1776 ... Green Carpet

1776 ... Green Carpet

1862 ... Double-striped Pug x 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 14
1961 ... Light Emerald x 2
2087 ... Turnip Moth x 5
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart x 2
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 50*
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 20*
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 2
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 30*
2232 ... Black Rustic x 11
2134 ... Square-spot Rustic x 4
2165 ... Small Ranunculus

LITTLE and LARGE ..... Small and Large Ranunculus

2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 12
2248 ... Brindled Green ... YF

2248 ... Brindled Green

2252 ... Large Ranunculus x 5
2266 ... Brown-spot Pinion
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut x 2 ... YF

2267 ... Beaded Chestnut

2270 ... Lunar Underwing x 20*
2272 ... Barred Sallow ... YF

2272 ... Barred Sallow

2274 ... The Sallow ... YF

2274 ... The Sallow

2300 ... Old Lady
2306 ... Angle Shades x 4
2353 ... Flounced Rustic x 3
2384 ... Vine's Rustic x 9
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 20*
2477 ... The Snout

* Conservative estimate

18th Oct 2012 ... Garden Traps + Great Diving Beetle

Some interesting finds in the garden traps last night.
A Great Diving Beetle, Dytiscus marginalis was taken from the trap and put into the small fish pond, the fish being too big to be prey for this fearsome creature.
Pictured below, this is a female which lacks the large suction pads on the front legs found on the male.

It soon made itself at home, the above photo shows it coming up for some fresh air.
Whether it stays in the pond or not is another question as the food supply may not be sufficient, apart from it being a little lonely.

There were quite a lot of moths about, enjoying the 10+ deg. night. A late Pyrausta aurata was found on the wall near the trap and the first Satellite of the autumn arrived at The Dells.

The Moths :-
2 .. 0229 .. Monopis obviella
3 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella
4 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
1 .. 1361 .. Pyrausta aurata
4 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
5 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 1961 .. Light Emerald
6 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing ( why not ?)

6 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
9 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
2 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2245 .. Green-brindled Crescent

1 .. 2256 .. Satellite

2 .. 2267 .. Beaded Chestnut ... enigma variations, 
(A & M , .... hindwings checked, cheers)

1 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
4 .. 2306 .. Angle Shades
1 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic

5th/6th/7th/8th Oct. 2012 .. TREBLE-isoBAR

5th Oct.
6.9 deg. min. temp. Heavy rain from dusk till dawn.
Here are the trap results from possibly the only active traps in Bedfordshire last night !
26 moths of 14 species, Treble-bar was unexpected

1 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella
1 .. 0688 .. Agonopterix heracliana

1 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
2 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea

2 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 .. 1867 .. Treble-bar

2 .. 1927 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
2 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
4 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
4 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
1 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic

6th Oct....................................................................................
A different night altogether from the last two. No rain.
Clear skies, bright half moon and not a hint of breeze.
Temperatures fell to 3.3 deg which slowed down any activity, the highlight being a year first Beaded Chestnut in the trap....

2 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
2 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
2 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
2 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
3 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
2 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2267 .. Beaded Chestnut, year first

6 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
2 .. 2274 .. Sallow
1 .. 2441 .. Silver Y

7th Oct... 5.6 deg. min. calm with low level cloud.................................
1 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella
1 .. 1288 .. Alucita hexadactyla
2 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
3 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
2 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
5 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
5 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
2 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
3 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
4 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2263 .. Red-line Quaker, year first

5 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
1 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow


8th Oct...........................................................................................
Warm until skies cleared after midnight.
A good variety of moths were trapped including a garden first Rhomboid Tortrix, which was almost overlooked among the L.B.Apple Moths, and two Barred Sallow to add another tick to the struggling year list.
2 x Brimstone Moths were unexpected this late in the year.

1 .. 0464 .. Plutella xylostella .. Diamond-back Moth

1 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella .. White-shouldered House Moth
4 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana .. Light Brown Apple Moth
1 .. 1042 .. Acleris rhombana .. Rhomboid Tortrix, garden first

2 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
3 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 .. 1745 .. Mallow
1 .. 1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet
2 .. 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
4 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
4 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
9 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
7 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
2 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
2 .. 2272 .. Barred Sallow, year first

1 .. 2274 .. Sallow
1 .. 2306 .. Angle Shades
1 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow

NB: First Redwings for the year heard overhead

22nd - 29th Oct....Update.

A mixture of temperatures ranging from below zero to 11 deg.C this week, with windy conditions and rain on 3 nights. Last night was calmer and very mild until the cloud cover disappeared.
29th Oct...
2 x Willow Beauty
2 x Lesser Yellow U'wing
2 x Red-line Quaker
2 x Angle Shades
1 x Satellite
1 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
1 x Blair's Shoulder=knot
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ANGLE SHADES

LESSER YELLOW UNDERWING

RED-LINE QUAKER

28th Oct......Mild, windy, dry.

One each of:-

Willow Beauty

Blairs Sh-knot

Yellow=line Quaker.

Barred Sallow

Red-green Carpet

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Light Brown Apple Moth

A faded Beaded Chestnut

BARRED SALLOW

RED-GREEN CARPET

RED-LINE QUAKER

27th Oct...cool, dry and breezy

Large Wainscot.....Blair's Shoulder-knot.....Red-line Quaker.....Satellite.....Willow Beauty

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LARGE WAINSCOT

SATELLITE
26th Oct.....wet and windy....2 x Large Wainscot....1 x Blair's Shoulder-knot

25th Oct....Cold.....Pale Mottled Willow.....1 x Red-line and 1 x Yellow-line Quaker

24th Oct....Cold........1 x Yellow-line Quaker

23rd Oct ZERO 22nd Oct.......1 x Willow Beauty...2 x Lesser Yellow U'wing...2 x Blair's Shoulder-knot...

1 x Large Wainscot...1 x Yellow-line Quaker... 1 x Spruce Carpet and a probable Agonopterix heracliana.................................................................................................................

WILLOW BEAUTY

Agonopterix heracliana ??????
SPRUCE CARPET