2nd June 2014 ... Garden Moth species list

60 + species recorded last night from the garden traps.
The Catch :-
0125 ... Catoptriche marginea, 1, year first

0229 ... Monopis obviella, 4
0263 ... Lyonetia clerkella, 4
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata, 1
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 2
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella, 3
0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea, 1
870x ... Oegoconia sp. 1, year first (for gen-det)
0964 ... Cochylis dubitana, 1
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana, 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana, 4
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana, 2, year first

1076 ... Celypha lacunana, 1, year first

1133 ... Epinotia bilunana, 1
1301 ... Crambus lathoniellus, 2
1334 ... Scoparis ambigualis, 1, year first

1361 ... Pyrausta aurata, 3
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata, 2
1428 ... Aphomia sociella, 4
1470 ... Euzophera pinguis, 1, year first

1474 ... Ephestia parasitella unicolorella
1654 ... Figure of Eighty, 1, year first

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot,1
1727 ... Silver-ground Carpet, 1
1728 ... Garden Carpet, 4
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet, 1
1768 ... Grey Pine Carpet, 1, year first

1781 ... Small Waved Umber, 1
1807 ... Grass Rivulet, 1, year first

1817 ... Foxglove Pug, 1
1819 ... Mottled Pug, 2
1827 ... Freyer's Pug, 1
1834 ... Common Pug, 4
1837 ... Grey Pug, 2
1860 ... Green Pug, 1
1906 ... Brimstone Moth, 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty, 2
1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth, 1
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth, 1
2009 ... Maple Prominent, 1, year first

2043 ... Orange Footman, 1
2050 ... Common Footman, 2
2069 ... Buff Ermine, 1
2087 ... Turnip Moth, 4
2089 ... Heart and Dart, 30
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart, 12
2098 ... Flame, 3
2102 ... Flame Shoulder, 1
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing, 1
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2
2154 ... Cabbage Moth, 1
2157 ... Light Brocade, 1
2167 ... Tawny Shears, 1
2170 ... Varied Coronet, 1
2199 ... Common Wainscot, 2
2321 ... Dark Arches, 3
2333 ... Large Nutmeg, 4
2337X. Marbled Minor agg, 8
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow, 3
2441 ... Silver Y, 1
2477 ... Snout
Plus 2 or 3 for ID

9th July 2013 ... Garden Traps latest

This spell of warm weather we are having is almost too good to be true, but it's going to continue a little longer according to the Met.
5 Privet Hawk-moths didn't leave much room in the traps with two Elephant Hawks for company.
A Schoenobius gigantella was a new garden micro .... micro ? wingspan was close to 42mm.
THE CATCH ...
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella ... 2
0905 ... Blastodacna hellerella
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana ... 2
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana ... 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... 2
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1063 ... Celypha striana ... 2
1082 ... Hedya pruniana ... Plum Tortrix
1175 ... Epiblema uddmanniana
1261 ... Cydia pomonella
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella ... 3
1294 ... Crambus pascuella ... 6
1302 ... Crambus perlella ... 2
1328 ... Schoenobius gigantella, female ... Giant Water-veneer ... GF

1328 ... Schoenobius gigantella .. wingspan 40+ mm

1344 ... Eudonia mercurella
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
1378 ... Phlyctaenia coronata
1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... 3
1470 ... Euzophera pinguis ... Ash-bark Knot-horn ... YF

1470 ... Euzophera pingguis

1513 ... Pterophorus pentadactyla ... White Plume Moth ... YF

1513 ... Pterophorus pentadactyla

1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... 2
1669 ... Common Emerald
1673 ... Small Emerald
1690 ... Small Blood-vein
1699 ... Least Carpet ... 3
1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave
1707 ... Small Dusty Wave ... 2
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot
1713 ... Riband Wave ... 4
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 3
1858 ... V-pug ... YF

1858 ...  Chloroclystis v-ata ...The V-pug

1906 ... Brimstone Moth
1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth ... 5
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth ... 2
1994 ... Buff-tip ... 2
2050 ... Common Footman ... 18
2061 ... Buff Ermine ... 3
2069 ... Cinnabar
2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth ... 2 ... YF

2077 ... Nola cucullatella ... Short-cloaked Moth

2088 ... Heart and Club ... 3
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 10
2098 ... The Flame ... 5
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 2
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing ... YF ... female

2110 ... Noctua fimbriata ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2128 ... Double Square-spot
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 2
2279 ... The Sycamore ... 4
2280 ... The Miller
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 2
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 13
2381 ... The Uncertain ... 15
2382 ... The Rustic ... 1
2387 ... Mottled Rustic
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow

14th Aug 2011...Garden Traps

overnight min temp:- 8.8 deg
A new micro was added to the garden list last night with a good selection of macros.
Euzophera pinguis is reasonably common in the area and has probably been overlooked in the past as micros were not seriously recorded.

EUZOPHERA PINGUIS 1470

60+ x Turnip Moth
34 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
12 x Straw Underwing
6 x Brimstone Moth
8 x Flounced Rustic
8 x Vine's Rustic
9 x Uncertain/Rustic
7 x Common Wainscot
2 x Cloaked Minor
9 x Setaceous Hebrew Character
5 x Copper Underwing agg
5 x Yellow Shell
2 x Garden Carpet
3 x Buff Ermine
2 x Common Rustic agg
2 x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
5 x Large Yellow Underwing
1 x Lesser Yellow Underwing
5 x Riband Wave
3 x Orange Swift
1 x Oak Nycteoline



OAK NYCTEOLINE

 1 x Light Emerald
5 x Double-striped Pug
2 x Toadflax Pug
1 x Tawny-speckled Pug
1 x Sallow Kitten
1 x Treble-bar

TREBLE-BAR

1 x Flame Shoulder
1 x Spectacle
1 x Poplar Grey
1 x Grey Dagger agg
4 x Pale Mottled Willow
5 x Willow Beauty
30 + Acentria ephemerella
2 x Emmelina monodactyla
1 x Epiphyas postvittana
1 x Acleris variegana
2 x Endrosis sarcitrella
1 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 x Carcina quercana
1 x Yponomeuta cagnagella
1 x Chrysoteuchia culmella
1 x Crambus pascuella
1 x Monopis obviella
1 x Eudonia mercurella
1 x Limnaecia phragmitella
1 x Bryotropha terrella
1 x Aphomia sociella
1 x Pyralis farinalis
1 x Trachycera advenella
1 x Agriphila straminella
1 x Euzophera pinguis
2 x Cacoecimorpha pronubana
382 species...215 macro, 167 micro