June 17th ... Busy traps

This warm spell has certainly woken up the moths.
12.2 deg. C minimum and again overcast although there was a bit of rain about in the early part of the night.
Another good catch with 7 more species, possibly 8, to add to the garden year list ...

BF 905 ... Blastodacna hellerella

0905 Blastodacna hellerella, 1, year first 
0994 Clepsis consimilana, 1
0998 Epiphyas postvittana, 1
1097 Endothenia gentianaeana, 1, to be confirmed
This may be a year tick if it is E. gentianaeana  and the previous one caught on May 11th is E. marginana. ( or neither ! )

Endothenia spp. 17/06/2015

Endothenia spp. 17/06/2015

 1175 Epiblema uddmanniana, 1, year first

BF 1175 ... Epiblema uddmanniana

1176 Epiblema trimaculana, 1, year first

BF 1176 ... Epiblema trimaculana

1376 Eurrhypara hortulata, 7
1425 Galleria mellonella, 1, year first

BF 1425 ... Galleria mellonella, Wax Moth

1428 Aphomia sociella, 2
1474 Ephestia unicolorella, 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave, 1
1711 Treble Brown Spot, 1
1728 Garden Carpet, 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet, 1
1817 Foxglove Pug, 1
1834 Common Pug, 4
1837 Grey Pug, 2
1860 Green Pug, 8
1906 Brimstone Moth
1937 Willow Beauty, 3
1976 Privet Hawk-moth, 2
1980 Eyed Hawk-moth, 1, year first very battered and worn

BF 1980 ... Eyed Hawk-moth

2050 Common Footman, 1
2061 Buff Ermine, 2
2069 Cinnabar, 2
2087 Turnip Moth, 4
2088 Heart and Club, 4
2089 Heart and Dart, 35
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2
2098 Flame, year first, 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing, 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2
2154 Cabbage Moth, 2
2157 Light Brocade, 1
2164 Broad-barred White, 1, year first

BF 2164 ... Broad-barred White

2170 Varied Coronet, 1
2199 Common Wainscot, 1
2279 Sycamore, 1
2280 Miller, 2
2321 Dark Arches, 3
2333 Large Nutmeg, 3
2337x Marbled Minor agg. 7
2381 Uncertain, 2
2384 Vine's Rustic, 4
2387 Mottled Rustic, 4
2389 Pale Mottled Willow, 1
2441 Silver Y, 2
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip, 1, year first

BF 2473 ... Beautiful Hook-tip

2474 Straw Dot, 1
2477 Snout, 1

8th June 2014 ... 200 species ...

The garden moth species tally reached 200 last night.
This time last year the running total was 138.
Here is last nights complete list ...
0263 .. Lyonetia clerkella, 1
0642 .. Batia unitella, 1

0647 .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 3
0787 .. Bryotropha terrella, 1

0970 ... Pandemis cerasana, 1

0985 .. Cacoecimorpha pronubana, 1
0994 .. Clepsis consimilana, 3
0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana, 4
1011 .. Pseudargyrotoza conwagana, 7
1076 .. Celypha lacunana, 1
1133 .. Epinotia bilunana, 1
1168 ... Gypsonoma sociana, 1, (7th June first record)
1174 ... Epiblema cynosbatella, 1
1176 .. Epiblema trimaculana, 1
1301 .. Crambus lathoniellus, 1
1302 .. Crambus perlella, 1

1361 .. Pyrausta aurata, 1
1376 .. Eurrhypara hortulata, 4
1392 .. Udea olivalis, 1
1428 .. Aphomia sociella, 4
1474 .. Ephestia parasitella, 4
1653 .. Buff Arches, 1
1654 .. Figure of Eighty, 1
1713 .. Riband Wave, 3
1728 .. Garden Carpet, 1
1738 .. Common Carpet, 1 (very worn)

1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet, 2
1827 .. Freyer's Pug, 2
1834 .. Common Pug, 4
1860 .. Green Pug, 3
1862 .. Double-striped Pug, 1
1906 .. Brimstone Moth, 2
1931 .. Peppered Moth, 1
1937 .. Willow Beauty, 4
1961 .. Lighr Emerald, 1
1992 .. Small Elephant Hawk-moth, 1
2050 .. Common Footman, 4
2069 .. Cinnabar, 2
2087 .. Turnip Moth, 2
2088 .. Heart and Club, 1

2089 .. Heart and Dart, 32
2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart, 4
2098 .. Flame, 4
2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing, 4
2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1
2160 .. Bright-line Brown-eye, 1
2164 .. Broad-barred White, 1

2166 .. Campion, 1
2170 .. Varied Coronet, 2
2199 .. Common Wainscot, 1
2223 .. Toadflax Brocade, 1

2306 .. Angle Shades, 1
2321 .. Dark Arches, 2
2333 .. Large Nutmeg, 4
2334 .. Rustic Shoulder-knot, 2
2337x. Marbled Minor agg. (still searching for a Rufous Minor)

The stigmata on the above example is more like Marbled Minor than Rufous but I'll ask our intrepid recorders to check it.

2384 .. Vine's Rustic, 3
2387 .. Mottled Rustic, 1
2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow, 4
2441 .. Silver Y, 3
2489 .. Fan-foot, 1

19th June 2013 ... Macro catch

 .........  Continued from Micro Catch

1654 ... Figure of Eighty ... YF

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot ... 5 ... YF

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot ... Idaea trigeminata

1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 2

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet

1807 ... Grass Rivulet ... 3 ... YF

1807 ... Grass Rivulet ... Perizoma albulata

1825 ... Lime-speck Pug

1827 ... Freyer's Pug ... 4

1834 ... Common Pug ... 10+

1860 ... Green Pug .. 2

1867 ... Treble-bar

1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle

1887 ... Clouded Border ... YF

1887 ... Clouded Border ... Lomaspilis marginata

1906 ... Brimstone Moth

1931 ... Peppered Moth

1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4

1955 ... Common White Wave

1958 ... Clouded Silver

1961 ... Light Emerald

1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth

1979 ... Lime Hawk-moth

1980 ... Eyed Hawk-moth

1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth ... YF

1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth ... Laothoe populi

1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth

2000 ... Iron Prominent

2009 ... Maple Prominent

2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 15

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... 2

2098 ... The Flame ... 2

2102 ... Flame Shoulder ... 2

2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 3

2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... 2

2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye

2164 ... Broad-barred White ... YF

2164 ... Broad-barred White ...  Scotopteryx chenopodiata

2165 ... Small Ranunculus ... 2

2199 ... Common Wainscot ... YF

2199 ... Common Wainscot ... Mythimna pallens

2279 ... The Sycamore ... 3

2280 ... The Miller

2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 8

2306 ... Angle Shades

2333  .. Large Nutmeg ... 3

2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... 2

2337/9. Marbled Minor agg ... 6

2340 ... Middle-barred Minor

2387 ... Mottled Rustic .. 2

2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... 2

2422 ... Green Silver-lines ... YF

2422 .,.. Green Silver-lines ... Pseudoips prasinana

2450 ... The Spectacle

2474 ... Straw Dot ... YF

2474 ... Straw Dot ... Rivula sericealis

2477 ... The Snout ...  Hypena proboscidalis ... YF

2489 ... The Fan-foot ... Zanclognatha tarsipennalis ... YF

2489 ... The Fan-foot ... Zanclognatha tarsipennalis

2nd July 2012 ... Boring !

European Corn-borer was added to the year tally on yet another rainy night.

1375..European Corn-borer, Ostrinia nubilalis

The trap went on just before midnight when the rain had stopped, although there were light showers through the night and the trap was a bit on the damp side by morning, but a nice variety turned up.
The Catch :-
2 ... 0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 ... 0648 Endrosis sarcitrella
2 ... 0787 Bryotropha terrella
1 ... 1175 Epiblema uddmanniana
1 ... 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella
1 ... 1361 Pyrausta aurata
1 ... 1375 European Corn-borer, year first
2 ... 1474 Ephestia parasitella
1 ... 1705 Dwarf Cream Wave
5 ... 1713 Riband Wave
2 ... 1728 Garden Carpet
1 ... 1742 Yellow Shell
1 ... 1837 Grey Pug
1 ... 1906 Brimstone Moth
5 ... 1937 Willow Beauty
1 ... 1994 Buff-tip
2 ... 2047 Scarce Footman
5 ... 2050 Common Footman
8 ... 2088 Heart & Club
4 ... 2089 Heart & Dart
3 ... 2098 Flame
2 ... 2107 Large Yellow Underwing
1 ... 2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 ... 2154 Cabbage Moth
1 ... 2164 Broad-barred White, (Below)

1 ... 2170 Varied Coronet, (Below)

1 ... 2193 Clay, year first, (Below)

1 ... 2278 Poplar Grey, (Below)

7 ... 2321 Dark Arches
1 ... 2322 Light Arches
3 ... 2333 Large Nutmeg
1 ... 2337x Marbled Minor agg.
5 ... 2381 Uncertain
1 ... 2384 Vine's Rustic
3 ... 2389 Pale Mottled Willow

6th June 2012 ... A high between the many lows

Min temp 11.4 deg. moderate breeze.
The Dells garden traps took advantage of the small June window of opportunity with a very good species list, 100 moths of 48 species.
Highlight was a Small Elephant Hawk-moth, the second record for this site.

Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Deilephila porcellus

17 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus 2
229 Monopis obviella 1
647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1
648 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella 5
808 Platyedra subcinerea 2
937 Agapeta hamana 1, year first, (Below)

966 Cochylis atricapitana 1, year first
986 Syndemis musculana 1
998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 2
1133 Epinotia bilunana 1
1176 Epiblema trimaculana 1, year first, (Below)

1261 Codling Moth Cydia pomonella 3
1356 Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis 2
1428 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella 4
1707 Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata 4
1711 Treble Brown Spot Idaea trigeminata 1, year first
1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 5
1738 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata 1, year first, (Below)

1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria 1
1819 Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata 2
1825 Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata 1

1827 Freyer's Pug Eupithecia intricata 1

1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 6, (Above)

1837 Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata 1, year first, (Below)

1860 Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata 1

1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata 4

1931 Peppered Moth Biston betularia 1

1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria 3

1961 Light Emerald Campaea margaritata 1

1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus 1, year first

2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis 3

2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 4

2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 2

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum 4

2154 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae 1

2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea 1

2164 Broad-barred White Hecatera bicolorata 1, year first (Below)

2166 The Campion Hadena rivularis 1, year first, (Below)

2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa 1

2333 Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps 3

2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot Apamea sordens 2

2337/8 Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis/versicolor 1

2380 Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica 3

2381 The Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines 4

2387 Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus 1

2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 6

2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma 1

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.

14th June 2011... (corrected)

A warm humid night (min 13 deg) produced 66 species in and around the garden traps, here are some of them :-
PHTHEOCHROA RUGOSANA 0925

POPLAR GREY 2278

AMBLYPTA ACANTHADACTYLA 1497

THE SYCAMORE 2279

THE SNOUT 2247

ARCHIPS PODANA 0977

DUSKY BROCADE 2330..... garden first

ANCYLIS ACHATANA 1115..... year first

PEMPELIA FORMOSA 1445..... year first
ERROR...ERROR...ERROR
...............................................
This one in fact is PHYCITA ROBORELLA 1452 garden first, Thanks to Mark Skevington for the correct ID

AGRIPHILA STRAMINELLA 1304..... year first
ERROR...ERROR...ERROR
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This is CRAMBUS PERLELLA 1302 f. warringtonellus. Thanks again "Skev".

BROAD-BARRED WHITE 2164..... year first

THE LACKEY 1634..... year first 244 species to date....148 macro, 96 micro

correction
243 species to date.....148 macro, 95 micro