2nd Aug 2014 .. Oranges and Lemons

6th Aug 2013 ... BLACK-THORN

BLACK Arches and Canary-shouldered THORN that is.
Both new for 2013, the second  Black Arches record from the garden.

2033 ... Black Arches ...  Lymantria monacha

1913 ... Canary-shouldered Thorn ... Ennomos alniaria.

Best of the night was a Twin-spotted Wainscot, new for garden ...

2370 ... Twin-spotted Wainscot ... Archanara geminipuncta

The Rest ..

0294 ... Aspilapterix tringipennella ... Ribwort Slender

409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata ... Triple-barred Argent

0424 ... Yponomeuta evonymella ... Bird-cherry Ermine
0427 ... Yponomeuta cagnagella ... Spindle Ermine

0658 ... Carcina quercana ... Long-horned Flat-body
0873 ... Blastobasis adustella ... Dingy Dowd

0937 ... Agapeta hamana ... Hook-marked Straw Moth

0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... Heather Tortrix

1048 ... Acleris variegana ... Garden Rose Tortrix
1063 ... Celypha striana ... Barred Marble

1093 ... Apotomis betuletana ... Birch Marble ... Garden first (confirmed DV Manning, with thanks)

1093 ... Apotomis betuletana

1304 ... Agriphila straminella ... Pearl Veneer

1305 ... Agriphila tristella ... Common Grass Veneer

1378 ... Phlyctaenia coronata ... Elder Pearl

1424 ... Endotricha flammealis ... Rosy Tabby

1497 ... Amblyptilia acanthadactyla ... Beautiful Plume

1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume

1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave
1708 ... Single-dotted Wave

1713 ... Riband Wave

1738 ... Common Carpet

1742 ... Yellow Shell

1781 ... Small Waved Umber

1825 ... Lime-speck Pug
1832 ... Currant Pug

1906 ... Brimstone Moth

1913 ... Canary-shouldered Thorn ... YF
1937 ... Willow Beauty
2000 ... Iron Prominent

2031 ... White Satin Moth

2033 ... Black Arches ... YF

2044 ... Dingy Footman
2051 ... Buff Ermine

2064 ... Ruby Tiger

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart

2102 ... Flame Shoulder

2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing

2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwig

2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2111 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2145 ... Nutmeg

2154 ... Cabbage Moth

2223 ... Toadflax Brocade
2283 ... Grey Dagger agg,

2293 ... Marbled Beauty

2303 ... Straw Underwing

2318 ... Dun-bar

2321 ... Dark Arches

2341 ... Cloaked Minor
2353 ... Flounced Rustic
2370 ... Twin-spotted Wainscot ... garden first

2441 ... Silver Y
2450 ... The Spectacle

28th Aug .. Trap results

Clearer night, bright fullish moon, breezy. cooler.
The weather is feeling positively autumnal and going by past records, Sallow spp and Black Rustic will appear very soon.
The wine bet is a Dells Disaster and to be honest, if I was Paddy Power I would be paying out early.
Captain Trappings is on 217 with a Plain/Shaded Pug pending and I am 14 macro species behind.
Even the bad year is no excuse,  on the same date last year my 2011 total  would have still been 2 species behind Matts 2012 list !
Nothing new last night but I did get my second Canary-shouldered Thorn and 4th Old Lady, plus a Dichrorampha for gen det.
Juniper Webber and Agonopterix arenella were the pick of the micros.

Canary-shouldered Thorn ... Ennomos alniaria 

Agonopteris arenella

Juniper Webber ... Dichomeris marginella

9th Aug '12 .. Garden Traps

Another calm, clear, warm night and the moon is waning but still on the bright side.
The late summer lull is here before we slip into autumn although there are the occasional surprises amongst the Rustic types and Underwings.
A year first Canary-shouldered Thorn and a Swallow Prominent brightened up an otherwise dull trap catch.


1 ..... 0424 .. Bird-cherry Ermine .. Yponomeuta evonymella
1 ..... 0427 .. Spindle Ermine .. Yponomeuta cagnagella
1 ..... 0647 .. Brown House Moth .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 ..... 0658 .. Carcina quercana
1 ..... 0787 .. Bryotropha terrella
1 ..... 0964 .. Cochylis dubitana
1 ..... 0970 .. Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix .. Pandemis ceresana
3 ..... 0974 .. Argyrotaenia ljungiana
3 ..... 0998 .. Light Brown Apple Moth .. Epiphyas postvittana
1 ..... 1048 .. Garden Rose Tortrix .. Acleris variegana, (Below)

2 ..... 1293 .. Chrysoteuchia culmella
1 ..... 1294 .. Crambus pascuella
1 ..... 1304 .. Agriphila straminella
500+ 1331 .. Water Veneer .. Acentria ephemerella
1 ..... 1338 .. Dipleurina lacustrata
1 ..... 1344 .. Eudonia mercurella
6 ..... 1348 .. Ringed China-mark .. Parapoynx stratiotata
5 ..... 1361 .. Pyrausta aurata
1 ..... 1376 .. Small Magpie .. Eurrhypara hortulata
1 ..... 1378 .. Phlyctaenia coronata
1 ..... 1405 .. Mother of Pearl .. Pleuroptya ruralis
4 ..... 1413 .. Gold Triangle .. Hypsopygia costalis
10 ... 1424 .. Endotricha flammealis
1 ..... 1439 .. Trachycera advenella
2 ..... 1524 .. Common Plume .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 ..... 0015 .. Orange Swift, *year first
1 ..... 1673 .. Small Emerald
4 ..... 1699 .. Least Carpet
1 ..... 1705 .. Dwarf Cream Wave
1 ..... 1707 .. Small Dusty Wave
1 ..... 1708 .. Single-dotted Wave
6 ..... 1713 .. Riband Wave, (Below)

Never seen a red one in the garden before !

2 ..... 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 ..... 1738 .. Common Carpet
4 ..... 1742 .. Yellow Shell
2 ..... 1781 .. Small Waved Umber
1 ..... 1825 .. Lime-speck Pug
1 ..... 1839 .. Bordered Pug
2 ..... 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
1 ..... 1913 .. Canary-shouldered Thorn, *year first, (Below)

2 ..... 1921 .. Scalloped Oak
1 ..... 1931 .. Peppered Moth
4 ..... 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 ..... 2007 .. Swallow Prominent
2 ..... 2011 .. Pale Prominent
1 ..... 2029 .. Brown-tail
1 ..... 2031 .. White Satin Moth
2 ..... 2047 .. Scarce Footman
2 ..... 2061 .. Buff Ermine
1 ..... 2064 .. Ruby Tiger
9 ..... 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
4 ..... 2102 .. Flame Shoulder
17 ... 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
2 ..... 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 ..... 2110 ., Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
3 ..... 2111 .. Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 ..... 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 ..... 2145 .. Nutmeg
1 ..... 2154 .. Cabbage Moth
2 ..... 2155 .. Dot Moth
1 ..... 2278 .. Poplar Grey
1 ..... 2284x  Grey Dagger agg.
4 ..... 2293 .. Marbled Beauty
3 ..... 2297 .. Copper Underwing
1 ..... 2299 .. Mouse Moth
11 ... 2303 .. Straw Underwing
4 ..... 2321 .. Dark Arches
7 ..... 2341 .. Cloaked Minor
15 ... 2343x  Common Rustic agg.
1 ..... 2353 .. Flounced Rustic
5 ..... 2441 .. Silver Y

19th Aug.......Canary

Still lots of Turnip Moths and Shuttle-shaped Darts so it was a nice change to see a new species for the Dells garden list.................
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CANARY-SHOULDERED THORN

Regular visitors to the traps this time of year.........ORANGE SWIFT Been away for a few days so hopefully there are some early autumn species turning up soon, although the August weather so far has been disappointing.