15th/16th June ... Garden Moths latest

At last, a warm, humid, overcast night, perfect for a bit of mothing.
Nothing much on the 15th, although I managed to add Celypha lacunana and Middle-barred Minor to the year list.

BF 2340 ... Middle-barred Minor

BF 1076 ... Celypha lacunana

The light breeze was still coming from the NE and had a cold feel to it but it slowly shifted to the SE giving us a glorious day yesterday and a perfect moth night.
Probably about 70 species at the lights last night allowing for the ones I have forgotten, surprisingly, no Hawk-moths.
Micros took centre stage with several year first records and a new species for the garden, Carpatolechia fugitivella.

BF 772 ... Carpatolechia fugitivella 

Micros
0227 Monopis laevigella, 3
0229 Monopis obviella, 3
0263 Lyonetia clerkella, 4
409a Argyresthia trifasciata, 1
0450 Scythropia crataegella, 1, year first.

BF 450 ... Scythropia crataegella

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 2
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella, 2
0772 Carpatolechia fugitivella, 1, garden first.
0787 Bryotropha terella, 3, year first

BF 787 ... Bryotropha terella

871a Oegoconia caradjai, 1, year first ( to be confirmed )

Oegoconia spp.

0874 Blastobasis lacticolella, 2
0970 Pandemis cerasana, 2, year first

BF 970 ... Pandemis cerasana

0994 Clepsis consimilana, 9
0998 Epiphyas postvittana, 4
1020 Cnephasia spp. 2, ( to be confirmed )
1063 Celypha striana, 1
1076 Celypha lacunana, 4
1083 Hedya nubiferana, 1, year first

BF 1083 ... Hedya nubiferana

1205 Spilonota ocellana, 1, year first
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella, 1, year first
1301 Crambus lathoniellus, 3
1334 Scoparia ambigualis, 2, year first
1344 Eudonia mercurella, 1
1356 Evergestis forficalis, 1
1361 Pyrausta aurata, 1 night, 4 on sage and oregano daytime.
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata, 4
1392 Udea olivalis, 2, year first

BF 1392 ... Udea olivalis

1428 Aphomia sociella, 5
1474 Ephestia unicolorella, 1
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella, 1, year first

BF 1481 ... Homoeosoma sinuella

1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla, 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla, 3

Macros
0017 Common Swift ♀, 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave, 3
1711 Treble Brown Spot, 4
1728 Garden Carpet, 4
1764 Common Marbled Carpet, 1
1819 Mottled Pug, 2
1827 Freyer's Pug, 1
1834 Common Pug, 6
1837 Grey Pug, 3
1860 Green Pug, 4
1862 Double-striped Pug, 1

BF 1862 ... Double-striped Pug

1887 Clouded Border, 1
1906 Brimstone Moth, 2
1931 Peppered Moth, 1
2043 Orange Footman, 1

BF 2043 ... Orange Footman

2050 Common Footman, 2
2069 Cinnabar, 2
2087 Turnip Moth, 2
2088 Heart and Club, 1, year first
2089 Heart and Dart, 28
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 4
2102 Flame Shoulder, 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing, 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2
2147 Shears, 1, year first. (poorly marked for a fresh moth, I thought it might be Dingy Shears but it doesn't appear "boat shaped" enough for Dingy)

BF 2147 ... Shears

2165 Small Ranunculus, 1

BF 2165 ... Small Ranunculus

2223 Toadflax Brocade, 1

BF 2223 ... Toadflax Brocade

2279 Sycamore, 1
2331 Small Clouded Brindle, 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. 4

BF 2337x Marbled Minor agg.

2381 Uncertain, 2
2384 Vine's Rustic, 2
2387 Mottled Rustic, 3
2389 Pale Mottled Willow, 2
2477 Snout, 4, year first

BF 2477 ... Snout

2489 Fan-foot, 1, year first

BF 2489 ... Fan-foot

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

11th June 2013 ... POTTED AND NETTED

The warm and windy conditions blew in a garden first Netted Pug which was promptly potted up for a pug mug shot ....

1823 ... Netted Pug ... Eupithecia venosata

....other Pugs included Lime-speck, Mottled, Common, Grey and a host of others which are beyond my limited Pug expertise.
The micros are slowly trickling in with Bryotropha terrella, Cydia pomonella and Epiblema trimaculana putting in an appearance at last......

1176 ... Epiblema trimaculana ... Triple-blotched Bell

787 ... Bryotropha terrella ... Cinereous Groundling

1261 ... Cydia pomonella ... Codling Moth

A rather battered Light Emerald and a Sandy Carpet completed the new 2013 signings ...

1961 ... Light Emerald ... Campaea margaritata

1808 ... Sandy Carpet ... Perizoma flavofasciata

1st June 2012 .. Coronet for jubilee day

Overnight low 10.3 deg. Light rain showers, chilly breeze.
Plenty of action around the traps despite the cooler and at times rather wet conditions. Varied Coronet was a highlight.

17 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus 2
310 Callisto denticulella 3, year first (Below)

647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 2
648 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella 7
787 Bryotropha terrella 1, year first (Below)

808 Platyedra subcinerea 2
892 Mompha subbistrigella 1, year first (Below)

1010 Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana 1, year first (Below)

1076 Celypha lacunana 1

1356 Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis 1

1428 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella 5, (Below)

1707 Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata 2

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 4

1867 Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata 1

1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata 2

1920 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata 1

1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria 2

1979 Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae 1

2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum 3

2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis 3

2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 9

2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta 1

2154 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae 1

2157 Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum 1

2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea 2

2170 Varied Coronet Hadena compta 1, year first (Below)

2283/4 Dark/Grey Dagger Acronicta tridens/psi agg 1

2289 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis 1

2333 Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps 1

 Marbled Minor  agg 

2380 Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica 8 (record count)

2381 The Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines 7

2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 7

2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma 2

THE PUGS....

1817 Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata 1, year first (Above)

1819 Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata 1, (Below)

1827 Freyer's Pug Eupithecia intricata 1, year first (Above 27mm w'span)

1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 5, (Below)

6th July 2011... Wet and Windy

Had 1 trap on (under cover) hoping that something exotic might blow in on the strong wind.
Nothing doing, but a year first BROWN-LINE BRIGHT-EYE found its way into the Skinner trap.

BRYOTROPHA TERRELLA braved last nights wind and rain. 3 x Scalloped Oak

3 x Dark Arches

3 x Shuttle-shaped Dart

1 x Cloaked Minor

1 x Riband Wave

3 x Common Footman

2 x Scarce Footman

1 x Double Square-spot

2 x Smoky Wainscot

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Brown-line Bright-eye

5 x Uncertain

2 x Light Arches

2 x Endotricha flammealis

2 x Eudonia mercurella

1 x Clepsis consimilana

1 x Chrysoteuchia culmella

1 x Oegoconia spp....probably "caradjai" as were the previous 4 gen dets

2 x Crambus pascuella

2 x Celypha striana

1 x Bryotropha terrella

Garden totals :-

305 species...186 macro, 119 micro

1st June 2011...Garden latest

50 species were recorded in and around the traps with 7 more to add to the year list...8 more actually as I received the Gen det result for Marbled Minor from Andy Bancroft. Apologies....Andy Banthorpe
Andy also identified both Rufous and Marbled for the Home Wood site, well done that man !
FAN-FOOT 2489 It's ugly, but a garden first BROWN RUSTIC 2302 looks good to me ! UDEA PRUNALIS 1390 PANDEMIS HEPARANA 0972 AETHES SMEATHMANNIANA 0947 ARCHIPS PODANA 0977 BRYOTROPHA TERELLA 0787 1st June :-
1 x Small Dusty Wave

7 x Marbled Minor agg.
2 x Common Footman
5 x Willow Beauty
1 x Buff Ermine
5 x Large Nutmeg
1 x The Snout
4 x Sh-sh. Dart
2 x Brimstone Moth
1 x Lime-speck Pug
1 x Fan-foot * year first
1 x Lime Hawk-moth
2 x The Flame
2 x Mottled Rustic
4 x Uncertain
2 x L.Y.U.
1 x Yellow Shell
1 x Brown Rustic ** garden first
1 x Pale Mottled Willow
1 x Cinnabar
1 x Clouded Silver
4 x Green Pug
4 x Dark Arches
2 x Garden Carpet
1 x Turnip Moth
1 x Double-striped Pug
1 x Freyer's Pug
18 x Heart & Dart
1 x Udea prunalis * year first
2 x Archips podana * year first
1 x Aethes smeathmanniana * year first
9 x Ephestia parasitella
4 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella
5 x Endrosis sarcitrella
3 x Aphomia sociella
1 x Clepsis consimilana
2 x Epiphyas postvittana
2 x Eudonia angustea
2 x Emmelina monodactyla
3 x Cnephasia agg.
2 x Cydia pomonella
1 x Evergestis forficalis
1 x Epiblema uddmanniana
1 x Aphelia paleana
1 x Monopsis subbistrigella
1 x Homoeosoma sinuella
1 x Eurrhypara hortulata
1 x Ditula angustiopana
1 x Pandemis heparana ** garden first
1 x Bryotropha terrella ** garden first

TOTAL
205 species.....127 macro, 78 micro

The wine bet

Captain Trappings had an excellent night with some superb moths recorded...my lead has been decimated but I'm in front by a nose.

I can feel him breathing down my neck tho.