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

28th June 2013 ... New garden micro makes its mark

Took a chance on the rain and fired up two traps .....
A couple of spots fell and it turned out to be a warm humid night, ideal for mothing.
two new garden moths was a bonus in a very good trap count
0263 ... Lyonetia clerkella ...Apple Leaf Miner ... 2
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth ... 2
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ...White-shouldered House-moth ... 2
0787 ... Bryotropha terrella ... Cinerous Groundling
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella ... 2 ... London Dowd
0937 ... Agapeta hamana ... Hook-marked Straw Moth ... YF

937 ... Agapeta hamana

0989 ... Aphelia paleana ... Timothy Tortrix ... YF

0994 ... Clepsis consimilana ... Privet Tortrix ... 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 3
1082 ... Hedya pruniana ... Plum Tortrix ... 2
1176 ... Epiblema trimaculana ... Triple-blotched Bell
1294 ... Crambus pascuella ... Grass-veneer
1301 ... Crambus lathoniellus ... Hook-streaked Grass-veneer2
1302 ... Crambus perlella f. warringtonellus ... Yellow Satin Veneer ... YF

1302 ... Crambus Perlella, form warringtonellus

1344 ... Eudonia mercurella ... Small Grey ... 2
1345 ... Elophila nymphaeata ... Brown China-mark ... GF

1345 ... Elophila nymphaeata

1345 ... Elophila nymphaea, laying eggs in capture pot

1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata ... Small Magpie
1392 ... Udea olivalis ... Olive Pearl
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth
1474 ... Ephestia unicolorella ... False Cacao Moth ...4
1481 ... Homoeosoma sinuella ... Twin-barred Knot-horn ... 2
1713 ... Riband Wave
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 6
1765 ... Barred Yellow ... 2 ...YF

1827 ... Freyer's Pug ... 6
1834 ... Common Pug
1860 ... Green Pug .. 2
1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... 3
1931 ... Peppered Moth
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 6
1958 ... Clouded Silver ... 3
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth ... 2
1992 ... Small Elephant Hawk-moth ... 2

1992 ... Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1994 ... Buff-tip
1995 ... Puss Moth

1995 ... Puss Moth ... Cerura vinula

2009 ... Maple Prominent ... 3
2050 ... Common Footman ... 4
2061 ... Buff Ermine ... 3
2069 ... Cinnabar ... 2
2087 ... Turnip Moth ... 2
2088 ... Heart and Club
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 17
2098 ... The Flame ... 2
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
2154 ... Cabbage Moth ... 3
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 3
2170 ... Varied Coronet
2223 ... Toadflax Brocade
2279 ... Sycamore
2280 ... Miller
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 4
2302 ... Brown Rustic
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 2
2322 ... Light Arches
2327 ... Clouded Brindle ... GF

2333 ... Large Nutmeg ... 2
2337/9. Marbled Minor agg. ... 12
2380 ... Treble Lines
2381 ... The Uncertain ... 2
2384 ... Vine's Rustic... 2
2387 ... Mottled Rustic.... 2
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
2441 ... Silver Y
2477 ... Snout
2480 ... Buttoned Snout ... 2
2489 ... Fan-foot ... 3

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
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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