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

6th June 2013 ... WEARETHECAMPIONS ...........

............. AND SO AM I ...

2166 ... The Campion ... Hadena rivularis

The Campion was one of a good selection of moths from last nights trapping. The temperature was a couple of degrees warmer than the previous two nights and that made the difference.
Two Setaceous Hebrew Characters were debutants for '13, as were Treble-bar, Tawny Marbled Minor, Green Pug and Common Carpet.
The micros are slowly stirring at last with 4 additions to the year list, one 3mm jobbie has yet to be identified.

2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... Xestia c-nigrum

1867 ... Treble-bar ... Aplocera plagiata

2339 ... Tawny Marbled Minor ... Oligia latruncula

874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella

1174 ... Notocelia cynosbatella  syn. Epiblema cynosbatella

229 ... Monopis obviella

1738 ... Common Carpet ... Epirrhoe alternata

The Green Pug did the "Frank Bough" in mid photo session, and the tiny micro is too much hassle without knocking it out first. Off to the micro recorder for ID on that one as it is probably a new species for the garden.
The Catch .....
Tiny micro for ID  ... 1
0229 ... Monopis obviella ... Yellow-backed Clothes Moth ... 1... YF
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata ... Triple-barred Argent ... 3
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella ... London Dowd ... 1 ... YF
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 2
1174 ... Epiblema (now Notocelia) cynosbatella ... Yellow-faced Bell ... 1 ... YF
1276 ... Dichrorampha plumbagana ... Silver-lined Drill ... 1 ... (netted by Louie)
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 3
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 4
1738 ... Common Carpet ... Epirrhoe alternata ... 1 ... YF
1819 ... Mottled Pug ... Eupithecia exiguata ... 1
1834 ... Common Pug ... Eupithecia vulgata ... 4 ... YF
1860 ... Green Pug ... Pasiphila rectangulata ... 1 ... YF
1867 ... Treble-bar ... Aplocera plagiata ... 1 ... YF
1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle ... Acasis viretata ... 1
1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 1
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia ... 1
2060 ... White Ermine ... Spilosoma lubricipeda ... 1
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... Agrotis exclamationis ... 2
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 3
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... Xestia c-nigrum ... 2 ... YF
2154 ... Cabbage Moth ... Mamestra brassicae ... 1
2166 ... Campion ... Hadena rivularis ... 1 ... YF
2278 ... Poplar Grey ... Acronicta megacephala ... 1
2279 ... Sycamore ... Acronicta aceris
2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... Apamea sordens ... 3
2380 ... Treble Lines ... Charanyca trigrammica ... 2
2384 ... Vine's Rustic ... Hoplodrina ambigua ... 1

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

26th July 2011...Gradual improvement

Overnight temp. 13.4 deg. Overcast and calm conditions.
61 Shuttle-shaped Darts was an all-time high, and at last Common Carpet has turned up.
Two more Small Ranunculus brought the years total to a very healthy 22.
Three Straw Underwings were the first this year and an Old Lady made two attempts to go in the trap unsuccessfully.It fluttered around like a bat before settling on the house wall long enough for me to get camera/large pot, but not long enough to put either to use, so no pic. I had 5 or 6 of these last year so I'm hoping another opportunity will soon arise.
Tonight looks good weatherwise so I'm hoping to get my 200th macro for the year...one to go !
On the micro front, a good selection, with a garden first for Aspilapteryx tringipennella.
The Catch (macro)
61 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
1 x Copper Underwing agg.
1 x Lime-speck Pug
1 x Toadflax Pug
1 x Double-striped Pug
1 x Wormwood Pug
6 x Common Rustic agg.
2 x Willow Beauty
4 x Least Carpet
4 x Ruby Tiger
4 x Riband Wave
6 x Cloaked Minor
2 x Brimstone Moth
4 x Yellow Shell

YELLOW SHELL

1 x Marbled Beauty
3 x Large Yellow Underwing
1 x Pine Hawkmoth
2 x Small Ranunculus
1 x Bright-line Brown-eye
1 x Dot Moth
2 x Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 x Dingy Footman
1 x Scarce Footman
3 x Turnip Moth
2 x Common Carpet FFY

COMMON CARPET

2 x Garden Carpet
1 x White Satin Moth
2 x Pale Mottled Willow
1 x Old Lady FFY
3 x Straw Underwing FFY



STRAW UNDERWING

4 x Clay 2 x Buff Ermine
1 x Nutmeg
1 x Grey Dagger agg.
1 x Poplar Grey
2 x Uncertain
2 x Swallow Prominent



SWALLOW PROMINENT

Micros
12 x Chrysoteuchia culmella
8 x Crambus pascuella
1 x Caloptria pinella
2 x Agapeta hamana
2 x Pleuroptya ruralis
3 x Hypsopygia costalis
2 x Cydia pomonella
1 x Acleris variegana
1 x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

AMBLYPTILIA ACANTHADACTYLA

1 x Pterophorus pentadactyla
1 x Ypsolopha scabrella
1 x Acleris forsskaleana
1 x Aethes cnicana
1 x Gelechia senticetella
2 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 x Aspilapteryx tringipennella  (garden first)

ASPILAPTERYX TRINGIPENNELLA

1 x Ditula angustiorana
1 x Platyedra subcinerea
1 x Spilonota ocellana.....not to be confused with Cydia servillana ! ( cheers Skev)
2011 Garden total now stands at 339 species, 199 macro, 140 micro with one ID pending.
The Wine Bet...
Dire ! I am trailing by about a dozen species

20th May The list is slowly growing

I think this one is a type of Tortrix...........
Thanks Pab for the ID and
thanks David for confirmation of SYNDEMIS MUSCULANA

COMMON CARPET a garden first

LARGE NUTMEG (thanks Andy for confirming the ID) another garden first

RUSTIC SHOULDER KNOT

POWDERED QUAKER........late ? Results:-

15 x S.S.Dart

2 x Muslin Moth

2 x Brimstone Moth

2 x D.S. Pug

2 x Mottled Pug

2 x Common Pug

1 x Currant Pug

1 x Rustic Shoulder-knot

1 x Flame Shoulder

1 x Least Black Arches

1 x Garden Carpet

1 x Common Carpet (garden first)

1 x Small waved Umber

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Large Nutmeg (garden fisrt)

THE MICROs

1 x Pyrausta aurata...first for year

3 x E. monodactyla

2 x Argyrotaenia ljungiana

1 x Codling Moth

3 x Light Brown Apple Moth

AND A FEW FOR MR. MANNING !!!