7th July 2014 .. Catch up time

It's all been a bit manic lately.
The evening of 2nd July, Matt and myself were joined by Ben Sale to give Home Wood a trap session.
Well over 200 species were recorded on a warm, humid night with the gen dets still to come.
Ben set a line of 3 traps, while Matt and I set one trap and a sheet.
Micros turned up first and by the time the macros got going you could hardly see the sheet for moths.
An interesting find along the ride track were two Glow Worms which we haven't encountered before, the light they emit is truly amazing.

above .. Glow Worms on the ride track in Home Wood.

Meanwhile, back to the garden traps ...
Quite a few species have been added to the garden year list, but a new macro is always a buzz so I was very pleased this morning when I turned over the egg boxes to discover this Bird's Wing ...

Other "newbies"
2nd July
0441 ... Paraswammerdamia nebulella
1813 ... Haworth's Pug
3rd July
0427 ... Yponomeuta cagnagella
0455 ... Ypsolopha scabrella
801a ... Gelechia senticetella
1036 ... Acleris forsskaleana
1048 ... Acleris variegana
1436 ... Conobathra rependana
2111 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2300 ... Old Lady
Plus another new macro for The Dells garden ...
2305 ... Small Angle Shades

2466 ... Blackneck

4th July
A very battered Lackey, how this actually flew into the trap I'll never know ..

5th July
0516 ... Coleophora trifolii

Anyone want a stab at this one ?

2044 ... Dingy Footman f. stramineola

2349 ... Mere Wainscot

2300 ... Old Lady 3/7/14

1640 ... Drinker
7/7/14

Diorytria abietella .... or is it the other one ? tbc

Another one here which is either Eana incanana or a very worn Cnephasis sp

tbc.

19th July 2012 .... Garden traps

Still dodging the showers but the weather-man is making the right noises about the week ahead....Don't hold your breath !
Nothing new on the macro scene last night but two very nice micros were added to The Dells garden year list .....

977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana (male)

1458 Thistle Ermine Myelois circumvoluta

Best of the macros was the third Lackey this year....

1634 The Lackey Malacosoma neustria

28th June 2012 ... Garden Traps

The strong wind last night probably blew this Barred Straw my way.....l

Traps:-

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1

0787 Bryotropha terrella 1

0937 Agapeta hamana 1

0994 Clepsis consimilana 1

0998 Epiphyas postvittana 1

1063 Celypha striana 2

1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 5

1294 Crambus pascuella 4

1344 Eudonia mercurella 1

1421 Aglossa pinguinalis 1

1428 Aphomia sociella 2

1474 Ephestia parasitella 1

1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1

1634 Lackey 2, year first (Below)

1705 Dwarf Cream Wave 1

1758 Barred Straw 1, year first

1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1

1834 Common Pug 1

1867 Treble Bar 1

1906 Brimstone Moth 3

1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 1

1937 Willow Beauty 3

1976 Privet Hawk-moth 1

1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 1

1994 Buff-tip 1

2011 Pale Prominent 1

2050 Common Footman 3

2061 Buff Ermine 1

2087 Turnip Moth 7

2088 Heart & Club 10

2089 Heart & Dart 12

2098 Flame 1

2107 Large Yellow Underwing 1

2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1, (Below)

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1

2147 Shears 1

2165 Small Ranunculus 1, (Below)

2166 Campion 1

2279 Sycamore 1

2283/4 Grey Dagger agg. 3

2321 Dark Arches 18

2322 Light Arches 2

2333 Large Nutmeg 4

2381 Uncertain 8

2389 Pale Mottled Willow 1

2489 Fan-foot 2

24th July....A night at the Proms

Temperatures were back up last night and two new species for the garden were added to the list. Both Coxcomb and Swallow Prominents.
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COXCOMB PROMINENT

SWALLOW PROMINENT

MOUSE MOTH

YELLOW SHELL

LACKEY Results from 3 traps :-

18 Dark Arches

17 Shuttle-shaped Dart

7 Common Rustic agg

6 Silver Y

6 Riband Wave

5 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing

4 Ruby Tiger

3 Grey/Dark Dagger

3 Nutmeg

2 Lesser Yellow Underwing

2 Lesser Broad Bordered Underwing

2 Toadflax Pug

2 Turnip Moth

2 Cloaked Minor

2 Least Carpet

2 Small Waved Umber

2 Willow Beauty

2 Buff Ermine

2 Bright-line Brown-eye

2 Pale Mottled Willow

2 Uncertain

2 Scarce Footman

Lime-speck Pug

Large Yellow Underwing

V-Pug

Dingy Footman

Mouse Moth

Yellow Shell

Brimstone Moth

Dun-bar

Straw Dot

Swallow Prominent

Knot Grass

Scalloped Oak

Cabbage Moth

Bordered Pug

Double Square-spot

Blood-vein

Light Arches

Dot Moth

Single-dotted Wave

Coxcomb Prominent

Lackey

15th July.... Wet and windy

It was a miracle anything could fly last night in the strong wind and showers, but 17 species of macro turned up in and around the trap including this game little LEAST CARPET

CLAY

LACKEY....a regular in my garden

SALLOW KITTEN

CLOAKED MINOR