Micros return

The garden traps yielded the usual mass of Large Yellow Underwing's with 150 at least. I didn't count them this morning.
Some decent micros were recorded for a change, they have been very thin on the ground of late especially throughout the cold August.
Monopis obviella
Cameraria ohridella
Bucculatrix nigricomella
Carcina quercana
Dichrorampha simpliciana (to be confirmed)
Cacoecimorpha pronubana
Coleophora trifolii
Acleris variegana
Eudonia angustea
Epiphyas postvittana
Emmelina monodactyla
plus several Diamond-back Moth's, Plutella xylostella which have been abundant this year.

Bucculatrix nigricomella

Cameraria ohridella

Dichrorampha simpliciana

Coleophora trifolii

Eudonia angustea

Cacoecimorpha pronubana

Of the macros, Yellow-barred Brindle, Old Lady and a Small Blood-vein were about the pick of the bunch.

Some fresh Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings (females) have been appearing over the last couple of nights and Common Wainscot numbers are increasing with 7 recorded in the traps this morning.

A fresh Small Blood-vein with wing damage

Yellow-barred Brindle

Light Emerald

Old Lady

11th July 2014 ... Garden moths update

Last nights trap results.
Min temp 14.9 deg C
Brown-tail made it's 2014 appearance the previous evening followed by 3 more last night. Still no Yellow-tail to date.
5 Diamond-backed moths was a good tally for this tiny migrant and Small Ranunculus just keeps on coming.
Dusky Sallow, Mere Wainscot and Campion were present in the traps.
Sycamore, Poplar Grey and Grey Dagger (agg) represented the Acronicta family, Poplar and Privet were the only two Hawk-moths.
Silver Y, Shaded Broad-bar, Garden Carpet, Peppered Moth, Marbled Beauty, Small Waved Umber, Least Carpet and Dot Moth were amongst the Darts, Rustics and Underwings.
Double-striped and Bordered were the only Pugs, Bordered being a year tick.

Above ... Brown-tail, from 10th July

Below
A year first 366a Cameraria ohridella

below
Bordered Pug

12th May 2013 ... Horse Chestnut Leaf-miners ...

If you are one of the few that hasn't seen 366a Cameraria ohridella, the Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner, then now is the time to head for your nearest Horse Chestnut tree where you will need a calculator.
I went to the local Stratton school open day yesterday to buy some plants and check out the working farm that they have run for several years now.
I parked under a "Conker" tree and when I returned to the car it was covered with said moths.
(Below) .... one of hundreds of  Horse Chestnut Leaf-miners on the car.

366a ... Cameraria ohridella ... Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner

PIGLETS at the school farm.... always a hit with the kiddies on open days .....

Despite still having about 30 of the above moths on the car upon arrival at The Dells, none were recorded in and around the garden traps last night, probably because of the chilly wind.
The only new moth for the year was a Nutmeg and I was surprised to see a Small Quaker next to it in the trap, very late.
Last nights catch ...
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth
0649 ... Esperia sulphurella ... Sulphur Tubic
2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica ... x2
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... x3
2145 ... The Nutmeg ... Discestra trifolii ... YF

2145 ... The Nutmeg ... Discestra trifolii

2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... Lacanobia oleracea
2182 ... Small Quaker ... Orthosia cruda
2190 ... Hebrew Character ... Orthosia gothica
2243 ... Early Grey ... Xylocampa areola
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... Acronicta tridens/psi ... x2
2306 ... Angle Shades ... Phlogophora meticulosa

5th May 2013 ... Dotty about garden addition

New garden macro moths are thin on the ground at The Dells, and I wasn't expecting to find this Dotted Chestnut in the trap this morning .... nice surprise !

2260 .. Dotted Chestnut ... Conistra rubiginea

A Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner was added to the year list. They are possibly one of our commonest moths that have spread across the country in recent years.
How many ?
Count every Horse Chestnut tree in the land and multiply by one million for a wild guess !

366a .. Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner ... Cameraria ohridella

This Shuttle-shaped Dart took a full-on bite from a House Spider before being rescued for a year-first photo shoot, unfortunately by the morning it had expired ...

2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta

House Spider on its raft-like web

A year first Bright-line Brown-eye that looks like it has also done a couple of rounds with that spider ...

2160 .. Bright-line Brown-eye ... Lacanobia oleracea

Two more micros to add ...
Agonpterix arenella and Platyedra subcinerea which is locally common in the garden ...

808 .. Platyedra subcinerea

697 .. Agonopterix arenella

Full list
Micro moths :-
366a ... Cameraria ohridella ... Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner ... 1, year first
0695 ... Agonopterix alstromeriana ... Brown-spot Flat-body ... 1
0697 ... Agonopterix arenella ... Brindled Flat-body ... 1, year first
0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling ... 3, year first
0892 ... Mompha subbistrigella ... Garden Cosmet ... 1
0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... Heather Tortrix ... 2
1288 ... Alucita hexadactyla ... Twenty-plume Moth ... 2
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 4
Macro moths :-
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 1
1862 ... Double-striped Pug ... Gymnoscelis rufifasciata ... 4
2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica ... 3
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 1, year first
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... Lacanobia oleracea ... 1, year first
2187 ... Common Quaker ... Orthosia cerasi ... 1
2188 ... Clouded Drab ... Orthosia incerta ... 4
2190 ... Hebrew Character ... Orthosia gothica ... 4
2243 ... Early Grey ... Xylocampa areola ... 1
2260 ... Dotted Chestnut ... Conistra rubiginea ... 1, First garden record
2449 ... The Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 1

(Below) Probably the most photographed moth face in the UK ....
The Spectacle, ( or should that be "spectacles"? )

21st April 2011 ...2 new micros

Two small micros caught last night were new to The Dells garden. Both about 4mm long ... The top pic shows the HORSE CHESTNUT LEAF-MINER, Cameraria ohridella 366a

ARGYRESTHIA TRIFASCIATA 409a.....both of these moths have colonised in recent years My second SALLOW KITTEN 1997 GREY/DARK DAGGER 2284/2283

MUSLIN MOTH 2063....3rd record to date

WORMWOOD PUG 1830 ......First record this year

FEMALE MUSLIN MOTH

My second stunning LIME HAWKMOTH 1979 for the year, with many more to come.

Another year first...COXCOMB PROMINENT 2008

The 4th SWALLOW PROMINENT 2007 of the year That's 73 species for the year so far, it wasn't until the first week in June that 73 were recorded in 2010.

What a difference the sun makes....last year was very cold in April.

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48 macros and 25 micros for 73 species to date