Oct 4th 2015, Garden Traps report

Two more "newbies" for 2015
Brown-spot Pinion and Pink-barred Sallow. These common species are quite rare in my garden and I missed out on both of them last year.

Brown-spot Pinion

Pink-barred Sallow

A Common Wainscot, Common Marbled Carpet,two Large Ranunculus and two Spruce Carpet were also present along with the usual Lunar Underwing's, Black Rustic's, Blair's Shoulder-knot and the late Summer/early Autumn hangers on.

Common Wainscot

A well camouflaged Large Ranunculus

Spruce Carpet

On the lookout for a Merveille du Jour now and a garden first Autumnal Rustic would be a nice find

10th Oct 2013 ... Foul weather good for the Carpets

Rain, cold, blowing a gale.
Perfect night for one of the traps. Yeah right.
I thought I'd better put one on in case of a blow-in.
It's a surprise anything was on the wing at all but Red-green, Common Marbled and Garden Carpet somehow made it to the lights.
15 moths of 10 species was a good tally given the conditions.

1728 ... Garden Carpet
1760 ... Red-green Carpet

1760 ... Red-green Carpet

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet

2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 3
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2232 ... Black Rustic x 2
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 3
2270 ... Lunar Underwing
2273 ... Pink-barred Sallow

2273 ... Pink-barred Sallow

2306 ... Angle Shades

27th Sept 2013 ... Garden Traps

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella, White-shouldered House-moth
0672 ... Depressaria heraclei, Parsnip Moth ... YF (26th Sept)
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana, Light Brown Apple Moth x 7
1048 ... Acleris variegana, Garden Rose Tortrix x 2
1342 ... Eudonia angustea
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla, Common Plume x 4
1728 ... Garden Carpet x 4
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet x 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 12
1961 ... Light Emerald
2087 ... Turnip Moth x 4
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart x 2
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 30+
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 10+
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x 2
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 10+
2232 ... Black Rustic x 6

2232 ... Black Rustic

2267 ... Beaded Chestnut
2273 ... Pink-barred Sallow, YF

2273 ... Pink-barred Sallow

2134 ... Square-spot Rustic x 3
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 7
2252 ... Large Ranunculus x 4
2270 ... Lunar Underwing x 10+

2306 ... Angle Shades x 3
2353 ... Flounced Rustic
2364 ... Frosted Orange

2364 ... Frosted Orange

2384 ... Vine's Rustic x 4
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 20+
2477 ... Snout

Sunset over Biggleswade. Red sky at night ... is my house on fire ?

27th Sept 2011...Prophecy

Overnight min temp...10.9 deg, calm
In yesterdays blog I said that I was struggling with Sallow and Pink-barred Sallow.
This statement turned out to be a prophecy as both species duly obliged last night.
I'm not superstitious, but just in case.....I am struggling with Merveille du Jour and also a large win on the National Lottery and Premium bonds !
Last nights tally :-
12 x Lesser yellow Underwing
12 x Lunar Underwing
9 x Large Yellow Underwing
7 x Black Rustic
6 x Willow Beauty
6 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
1 x Sallow....year first

SALLOW

1 x Garden Carpet
7 x Pale Mottled Willow
2 x Beaded Chestnut
3 x Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 x Pink-barred Sallow....year first

PINK-BARRED SALLOW

2 x Copper Underwing . . .both extremely worn
2 x Square-spot Rustic
1 x Blair's Shoulder-knot
1 x Angle Shades
1 x Mallow

MALLOW

2011 garden:-
409 spercies...237 macro, 172 micro

8th/9th Oct.......New addition, Green-brindled Crescent

SALLOW

BEADED CHESTNUT

The last 2 nights have been a bit on the windy side but warm. A nice selection in the traps including a first sighting in The Dells garden for this commonish GREEN-BRINDLED CRESCENT

Two SPRUCE CARPETs on the wall near the trap.

COMMON MARBLED CARPET

BARRED SALLOW

WILLOW BEAUTY

BRINDLED GREEN

ANGLE SHADES

Two PINK-BARRED SALLOW one on 8th and one last night, both different.

DUSKY-LEMON SALLOW 2nd for the year

27th Sept...in the pink

A late finish at work meant putting on the one trap well after dark. Great conditions and it looks like the autumn species are here at last. The highlight of the night was this................
............... PINK-BARRED SALLOW, second record for the garden and a year first.

BLAIRS SHOULDER-KNOT one of 3 in the trap. First for year.

BLACK RUSTIC

Very few moths trapped but a high count of 16 Willow Beauty on the illuminated brick walls around the trap
16 x Willow Beauty

4 x Large Yellow Underwing

4 x Lunar Underwing

3 x Pale Mottled Willow

3 x Blair's Shoulder-knot

2 x Turnip Moth

2 x Shuttle-shaped Dart

2 x Black Rustic

1 x Small Dusty Wave

1 x Garden Carpet

1 x Pink-barred Sallow

OCT 1st '09 SALLOWS & MALLOWS

Pink Barred Sallow

Few to report but two new ones at last

Sallow and Pink Barred Sallow

Also, Mallow and a few Lunar Underwings plus

Shuttle-shaped Darts

( no Lesser or Large Yellow Underwings !!)