25th Sept 2013 ... Beaded Chestnut et al

Another warm overcast night and a good selection of moths around the traps....
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella
0985 ... Cacoecimrpha pronubana x 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana x 9
1048 ... Acleris variegana
1342 ... Eudonia angustea x 3
1413 ... Hypsopygia costalis
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla x 3
1682 ... Blood-vein

Blood-vein

1707 ... Small Dusty Wave x 3
1728 ... Garden Carpet x 6
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet x 2

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet

1769 ... Spruce Carpet

1769 ... Spruce Carpet

1776 ... Green Carpet

1776 ... Green Carpet

1862 ... Double-striped Pug x 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 14
1961 ... Light Emerald x 2
2087 ... Turnip Moth x 5
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart x 2
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 50*
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 20*
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 2
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 30*
2232 ... Black Rustic x 11
2134 ... Square-spot Rustic x 4
2165 ... Small Ranunculus

LITTLE and LARGE ..... Small and Large Ranunculus

2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 12
2248 ... Brindled Green ... YF

2248 ... Brindled Green

2252 ... Large Ranunculus x 5
2266 ... Brown-spot Pinion
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut x 2 ... YF

2267 ... Beaded Chestnut

2270 ... Lunar Underwing x 20*
2272 ... Barred Sallow ... YF

2272 ... Barred Sallow

2274 ... The Sallow ... YF

2274 ... The Sallow

2300 ... Old Lady
2306 ... Angle Shades x 4
2353 ... Flounced Rustic x 3
2384 ... Vine's Rustic x 9
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 20*
2477 ... The Snout

* Conservative estimate

30th/31st May 2013 ... MOTHS !

The last two nights of May have been excellent for the garden moth traps.with well over 30 species being recorded.
The micros have been very late but are slowly appearing as the year recovers from the freezing March.

.Trap catch 30th May :-

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 2
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 1
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 1
1769 ... Spruce Carpet ... Thera britannica ... 1

1769 ... Spruce Carpet ... Thera britannica

1776 ... Green Carpet ... Colostygia pectinataria ... 3 ... YF

1776 ... Green Carpet ... Colostygia pectinataria

1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 3
1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata ... 1
1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ... 1
2003 ... Pebble Prominent ... Notodonta ziczac ... 1

2003 ... Pebble Prominent ... Notodonta ziczac

2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina ... 2 ... YF

2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 12
2145 ... Nutmeg ... Dicestra trifolii ... 2
2279 ... Sycamore ... Acronicta aceris ... 1
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... Acronicta tridens/psi ... 5
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... Paradrine clavipalpis ... 2
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 1

 Coxcomb Prominent is a "hit or miss" moth for my garden so it was great to see a brace of them last night ...

31st May ....
Another "best night of the year so far" night ....
Trap Catch :-
Micros
0294 ... Aspilapteryx tringipennella ... Ribwort Slender ... 1 ... YF

294 ... Aspilapteryx tringipennella

0464 ... Plutella xylostella ... Diamond-back Moth ... 2 ... YF

0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth ... 1

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3

0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling ... 1

0892 ... Mompha subbistrigella ... Garden Cosmet ... 1

892 ... Mompha subbistrigella

0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... Heather Tortrix ... 1

0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 2

1212 ... Rhyacionia pinivorana ... Spotted Shoot Moth ... 1 ... YF

1212 ... Rhyacionia pinivorana

1361 ... Pyrausta aurata ... Mint Moth ... 1 ... (several during the day)
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 4
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 2
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 6
1834 ... Common Pug ... Eupithecia vulgata ... 7
1837 ... Grey Pug ... Eupithecia subfuscata ... 1 ... YF

1837 ... Grey Pug ... Eupithecia subfuscata

1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 3
1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata ... 1
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia ... 2 ... YF

1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia

1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ...1
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... Peribatodes rhomboidana ... 1 ... YF

1937 ... Willow Beauty ... Peribatodes rhomboidana

1979 ... Lime Hawk-moth ... Mimas tiliae ...1
2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina ... 1
2043 ... Orange Footman ... Eilema sororcula ... 1 ... YF

2043 ... Orange Footman ... Eilema sororcula

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 17
2102 ... Flame Shoulder ... Ochropleura plecta ... 1
2145 ... Nutmeg ... Discestra trifolii ... 1
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... Lacanobia oleracea ... 2
2170 ... Varied Coronet ... Hadena compta ... 1
2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... Apamea sordens ... 1
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 2
2480 ... Buttoned Snout ... Hypene rostralis ... 1

17th May 2012 ... Going green, carpet that is...

Overnight min. temp. 7.6 deg. breezy, overcast.
Gradually improving,
I was pleased to see Toadflax Brocade turn up again....none recorded up until last year when half a dozen or so appeared in the garden, but no sign of the food plant, which is probably in one of the adjacent gardens.

0648 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella 1
0649 Esperia sulphurella 2
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 2
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1356 Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis 1, year first
1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria 1, year first
1781 Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata 1
1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 2
1862 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata 2
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 6
2223 Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula 1, year first
2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 2
2450 The Spectacle Abrostola tripartita 1, year first

Toadflax Brocade, Calophasia lunula

Spectacle, Abrostola tripartita

Green Carpet, Colostygia pectinataria

Garden Pebble, Evergestis forficalis

16th Aug 2011....Daily trap latest plus some leaf mines

Overnight min temp:- 12.9 deg, calm, clear, bright waning moon.                            Half-way through August and very few hot steamy nights so far...never mind, back to the mothing !
The bright moon directly overhead for most of the evening meant the traps were relatively quiet.
Did a bit of leaf mining for the first time in my Lord Lambourne cooking apple tree and found 5 species, thanks to our micro recorder David Manning for the ID.



PHYLLONORYCTER BLANCARDELLA 0326

The pics above are Phyllonorycter blancardella 326, One of the blotch mines has been scratched away to reveal the larva and frass.





CALLISTO DENTICULELLA 0310



STIGMELLA INCOGNITELLA 0075



PHYLLONORYCTER LEUCOGRAPHELLA 0332a

Firethorn Leaf Miner on apple.

Some of last nights macros :-



SMALL BLOOD-VEIN



GREEN CARPET



ANGLE SHADES

Total for garden 2011:-
386 species...215 macros, 171 micro

Wine bet......
I'm trailing by around 16 species (:0((
Bothered ?........yes
Undaunted ?.....NO (:0))
It needs an old dog for a hard road ! And no 3 year old has ever won a Grand National.
Congrats to The Captain on passing the 500 species mark since July 2009....Awesome. With any luck I may just reach that milestone myself this year. Tough call
 

7th May 2011...Local snouts

Perfect weather conditions almost, lots of warm humid air and light wind.
Midnight onwards it was cover up the traps as some much needed rain arrived.
Plenty of year first moths turned up so it was a pity the rain came.
BUTTONED SNOUT 2480

THE SNOUT 2477

ORANGE FOOTMAN 2043

YELLOW-BARRED BRINDLE

TREBLE-LINES 2380

THE MILLER 2280

ANGLE SHADES 2306

(((FREYER'S PUG 1827)))........OCHREOUS PUG 1844

GREEN CARPET 1776

COMMON WAVE 1738

Garden last night :-

30+ Shuttle-shaped Dart
2 x Brimstone Moth
2 x Garden Carpet
6 x Turnip Moth
1 x Pale Tussock
1 x Willow Beauty
3 x Scalloped Hazel
4 x Large Nutmeg
1 x Orange Footman * year first
1 x The Snout * year first
1 x Ruby Tiger
1 x Small Waved Umber
1 x Green Carpet * year first
2 x Marbled Minor agg.
1 x Toadflax Brocade possible revisit from previous evening
1 x Common Wave * year first
1 x The Miller * year first
1 x Yellow-barred Brindle * year first
2 x Mottled Pug
1 x Angle Shades * year first
4 x Heart & Dart
1 x Grey Dagger agg.
1 x Buttoned Snout * year first
1 x Treble-lines * year first
1 x Ochreous Pug ** Garden first
1 x Brindled Pug
5 x Common Pug
3 x Vine's Rustic
1 x Puss Moth
1 x Buff Ermine
3 x Bright-line Brown-eye
1 x Esperia sulphurella
2 x Tinea trinotella
1 x Epiblema cynosbatella
5 x Platyedra subcinerea
1 x Mompha subbistrigella
2 x Elachista argentella ** Garden first
1 x Dichrorampha simpliciana ** Garden first
1 x Agonopterix heracliana
1 x Agonopterix arenella
1 x Emmelina monodactyla
4 x Argyrotaenia ljungiana
3 x Argyresthia trifaciata
1 x Cydia pomonella
3 x Aphomia sociella
2 x Alucita hexadactyla
3 x Epiphyas postvittana

29th May.....Minor Delay

MARBLED MINOR is my guess but will ask Andy to peer up its kilt and check out its claspers, hope it's a male ! So in the meantime...........
MARBLED MINOR agg. Thanks Andy,.......... MARBLED MINOR

One of two SMALL WAVED UMBER from last night

OK, I'll go for...errrm....COMMON PUG

GREEN CARPET, common but stunning

OK (again), I'll go for...errrrrrrrrrrm........I would like it to be an OAK-TREE PUG but.........

My 6th LIME HAWKMOTH and YES they are different moths.

First two of these for the year with many more to come.....

SETACEOUS HEBREW CHARACTER

one of 3 LARGE NUTMEG

COMMON SWIFT pale form

COMMON SWIFT dark form Results:-

18 x S.S.Dart

5 x Turnip Moth

4 x Heart & Dart

3 x Common Swift

3 x Large Nutmeg

2 x Setaceous Hebrew Character (first for year)

2 x Treble Lines

2 x Treble Bar

2 x Bright-line Brown-eye

1 x Lime Hawkmoth

1 x Brimstone Moth

1 x Common Marbled Carpet (same one as the previous night)

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Vine's Rustic

1 x Marbled Minor agg. for now ! After dissection it has been confirmed as MARBLED MINOR, thanks Andy