7th June 2014 .. Garden moth species list ...

Yet another good night for the garden traps with over 60 species recorded.
Heart and Dart is the most numerous with 23 individuals.
The local sparrows may have accounted for many more as there are no moths present outside of the traps in the morning but plenty of evidence in the form of loose wings scattered nearby.
To avoid this I would need to get up at 03.30 am. each morning which is not going to happen so a few moths will have to take their chances.
Four different species of Hawk-moth were in one of the traps, Eyed, Privet, Small Elephant and Elephant.
Here are the year first species :-
From top to bottom
Archips podana
Syndemis musculana
Hedya nubiferana
Buff Arches
Eyed Hawk-moth
Sycamore
Middle-barred Minor
Small Fan-foot

It looks like being a good week with warm, humid air coming up from the Med and across Spain to the UK, especially the south/south east counties.
The occasional heavy shower may spoil the party though.

18th June ... Slowly slowly catchee mothie

Temperatures above 14 deg. and getting warmer, unless the weathermen speak with forked tongue.
(actually they were right ... this blog is 3 days late)
TRAP RESULTS :-
0229 ... Monopis obviella ... 2
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata ... 2
0449 ... Prays fraxinella ... YF

449 ... Prays fraxinella ... Ash Bud Moth

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... 3
0787 ... Bryotropha terrella ... 3
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... 4
1076 ... Celypha lacunana ... YF

1076 ... Celypha lacunana

1174 ... Epiblema cynosbatella ... 2
1301 ... Crambus lathoniellus
1334 ... Scoparia ambigualis
1344 ... Eudonia mercurella ... YF

1344 ... Eudonia mercurella

1356 ... Evergestis forficalis
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... 3
1474 ... Ephestia unicolorella ...6
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 4
1768 ... Grey Pine Carpet
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4
1958 ... Clouded Silver
1961 ... Light Emerald
1992 ... Small Elephant Hawk-moth ... YF

1992 ... Small Elephant Hawk-moth ,,, Deilephila porcellus

2028 ... Pale Tussock
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 9
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2098 ... The Flame
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... 2
2147 ... The Shears
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 2
2165 ... Small Ranunculus
2170 ... Varied Coronet
2279 ... Sycamore
2302 ... Brown Rustic ... YF

2302 ... Brown Rustic ... Rusina ferruginea

2337/9. Marbled Minor agg.  ... 4
2340 ... Middle-barred Minor ... YF

2340 ... Middle-barred Minor ... Oligia fasciuncula

2387 ... Mottled Rustic
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg.
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
2441 ... Silver Y
PUGS
1819 Mottled
1834 Common
plus many more of indeterminate parentage

Garden Update

28th May
MIDDLE-BARRED MINOR 2340

27th May ...PTEROPHORUS PENTADACTYLA 1513

CNEPHASIA STEPHENSIANA 1020 25th May...MAY HIGHFLYER 1778 PHLYCTAENIA PERLUCIDALIS 1380 HOMOEOSOMA SINUELLA 1481 ELACHISTA GANGABELLA 0620 Garden total to date:-

186 species......120 macro, 66 micro