More Autumn moths ...

Some more autumnal additions to the garden year list ...

Deep-brown Dart

Black Rustic

Frosted Orange

Mallow

Sallow

Ectoedemia occultella ... Leaf mine on Birch

18th Sept 2014 ... Moth Traps catch list

A very warm evening, 16 deg with cloud cover and high humidity.
A sharp shower during the night soaked the egg boxes in the traps but there were some interesting moths present.
A year first Deep-brown Dart was a good find as they are scarce in my garden.

Deep-brown Dart

And a probable year last Swallow-tailed Moth was unexpected.

Swallow-tailed Moth

The Catch:-
Caloptillia rufipennella, 1
Cameraria ohridella, 10
Plutella xylostella, 6
Carcina quercana, 4
Clepsis consimilana, 1
Epiphyas postvittana, 2
Acleris variegana, 3
Agriphila geniculea, 3
Eudonia angustea, 2
Hypsopygia costalis, 1
Emmelina monodactyla, 3

Small Emerald, 1
Small Blood-vein, 2
Small Dusty Wave, 1
Garden Carpet, 1
Yellow Shell, 1
Grey Pine Carpet, 1
Swallow-tailed Moth, 1
Willow Beauty, 6
Light Emerald, 1
Turnip Moth, 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart, 5
Large Yellow Underwing, 30
Lesser Yellow Underwing, 9
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1
Setaceous Hebrew Character, 4
Square-spot Rustic, 3
Small Ranunculus, 1
Nutmeg, 1
Common Wainscot, 4
Deep-brown Dart, year first, 1
Lunar Underwing, 13
Angle Shades, 2
Vine's Rustic, 4
Pale Mottled Willow, 12

I've always had a soft spot for Hedgehogs, so I was thrilled to see 3 babies that had ventured forth from the compost heap for their first forage around the garden

All were returned to the nearby nest after the photo shoot and I will have to be careful where I tread for a few nights.

Grey Pine Carpet

Thanks Ben Sale .... I originally posted the above as Spruce Carpet 

4th Oct 2013 ... 2nd generations

The decent summer has produced a few 2nd generation moths.
Brown "stuff" numbers are decreasing at last...
Last nights trap catch :-
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana .. Light Brown Apple Moth x 4
1048 ... Acleris variegana .. Garden Rose Tortrix x 2
1342 ... Eudonia angustea .. Narrow-winged Grey
1413 ... Hypsopygia costalis .. Gold Triangle
1415 ... Orthopygia glaucinalis .. Double-striped Tabby
1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla .. Common Plume
1637 ... Small Emerald

1637 ... Small Emerald

1699 ... Least Carpet
1707 ... Small Dusty Wave x 2
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot

1745 ... Mallow
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 5
2087 ... Turnip Moth
I've been keeping an eye out for the migrant Pearly Underwing, which are very similar to Turnip moth.
After checking out Tony Morris's blog, Mothing at the hidden house, a useful pic of the "punk mohican hairstyle" of a Pearly Underwing had been posted, so I have posted a Turnip Moth comparison from last nights catch .....

Pearly Underwing ... (photo ... Tony Morris)

Turnip Moth from my garden trap last night

.....The other way to tell them apart is to check the hindwings but the hairdo seems to be  a good fieldmark.
Check out Tonys blog at http://tonysmothstoidentiy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/species-list-for-3102013.html#comment-form
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 20
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 17
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 12
2231 ... Deep-brown Dart, male

2231 ... Deep-brown Dart

2232 ... Black Rustic x 3
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 11
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut x 3
2306 ... Angle Shades x 5
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 12
2477 ... Snout

22nd Sept 2013 ... Deep Joy

A Deep-brown Dart was added to the year list.
This is a scarce moth in my garden with only one or two previous records.
The previous evening (21st) a Small Magpie, Eurrhypara hortulata, was a very late record, the flight period normally ends in July.
 22nd Sept. warm 12.3 deg C
0985 ... Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Carnation Tortrix x 4
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana, Light Brown Apple Moth x 5
1048 ... Acleris variegana, Garden Rose Tortrix
1309 ... Agriphila geniculea x 2
1413 ... Hypsopygia costalis, Gold Triangle
1707 ... Small Dusty Wave
1728 ... Garden Carpet x 3
1906 ... Brimstone Moth
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 5
1961 ... Light Emerald x 2
2087 ... Turnip Moth x 6
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 38
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 11
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 2
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 18
2134 ... Square-spot Rustic x 7
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2231 ... Deep-brown Dart, YF

2231 ... Deep-brown Dart ... female

2232 ... Black Rustic x 5
2252 ... Large Ranunculus
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut, X ... Lunar Underwing ... cheers Andy G.

2270 ... Lunar Underwing

Only had to wait a couple of nights for a real one (above) Beaded Chestnut

2270 ... Lunar Underwing x 20
2289 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 6
2297x . Copper Underwing agg x 3
2306 ... Angle Shades
2353 ... Flounced Rustic x 2
2364 ... Frosted Orange

2364 ... Frosted Orange

2384 ... Vines Rustic x 9
2474 ... Straw Dot

Garden Update

August in October...can't be bad.
Overnight temps around 12 deg min for the last few nights.
Highlights were... 28th, Buttoned Snout and a garden first Deep-brown Dart.


DEEP-BROWN DART



BUTTONED SNOUT

29th, Sallow and Mallow, 30th Angle Shades, Large Ranunculus and Lesser Yellow Underwing feeding on the Ivy flowers, Dark Chestnut, Spruce Carpet and Satellite.

DARK CHESTNUT

SPRUCE CARPET

SATELLITE

Also an interesting micro from last night which I think is Agonopterix nervosa

AGONOPTERIX NERVOSA

Thanks Matt & Ben for backing up the ID.

28th Sept....Autumn arrivals

Highlight of last nights catch ............DUSKY-LEMON SALLOW, a garden "first"

DEEP-BROWN DART another first for The Dells garden

DARK SWORD-GRASS ......2nd record this year for this immigrant species

Trap results:-

9 x Willow Beauty

8 x Lunar Underwing

5 x Large Yellow Underwing

4 x Pale Mottled Willow

3 x Lesser Yellow Underwing

3 x Setaceous Hebrew Character

2 x Blair's Shoulder-knot

2 x Shuttle-shaped Dart

1 x Black Rustic

1 x Dusky-lemon Sallo1 x Light Emerald

1 x Dark Sword-grass

1 x Garden Carpet

1 x Large Ranunculus

1 x Deep-brown Dart

1 x Square-spot Rustic