WINE RACE 2016 .. MATTc380 .. TRENT 353 .. BEN 347 ...... Garden species:- Macros 357, Micros 365, Total 722
Showing posts with label Ghost Moth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ghost Moth. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 June 2014

17th June 2014 ... Latest form the garden moth traps

Another good night despite the fine drizzle from midnight.
70+ species with a Ghost Moth being the highlight.
Without checking, I think this is my 3rd record.
Here's 7 more for my year list ....
GHOST MOTH

ALEIMMA LOEFLINGIANA


ENDOTRICH FLAMMEALIS


SMALL EMERALD


TOADFLAX PUG


SCARCE FOOTMAN


CLOAKED MINOR

Friday, 19 July 2013

17th July 2013 ... Moth catch highlights

New moths for 2013 ....
2 x Old Lady and a Rhyacionia piniclana were attracted to the BL350/BLB350 combo, whilst the "Synergenic" (*TM)  lamps in the other trap pulled a Small Rivulet, Ghost Moth (second ever for garden) and Trachycera advenella.
2300 ... Old Lady ... Mormo maura
0014 ... Ghost Moth (female) ... Hepialus humuli
1439 ... Trachycera advenella

1803 ... Small Rivulet ... Perizoma alchemillata

1211 ... Rhyacionia pinicolana
Other notables were two Mere Wainscot, Blackneck, Scarce Silver-lines, Small Ranunculus, White Satin Moth.
6 Hawk-moths which comprised of 3 Privet, 2 Elephant and 1 Poplar.
Two each of Brown and Yellow-tail, Small Waved  Umber, Nutmeg and a myriad of Brown Moths mainly Dark Arches, Uncertain/Rustic, Common Rustic agg, Heart and Club/Dart, with Setaceous Hebrew Character making a re-appearance.
Below ....
A Scarce Silver-lines using my fetlock as a landing pad ....

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

28th June........Ghost-Buster

Yet another warm night saw over 50 species in and around the trap and walls. After monday nights Poplar Kitten, along came little brother......SALLOW KITTEN
The first DOUBLE SQUARE-SPOT recorded in my garden

GHOST MOTH female


A nice fresh BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING.... 1st this year



my first CLAY, preferring the kitchen rather than the trap My target of 120 species of macro moths in the garden this year is proving to be an underestimation..... 119 identified to date.