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 ....

August update

It's been manic around the traps for the last two nights and I'm getting behind on my records. I still have a few micros to be ID'd so I'll just post some highlights for the 1st and 2nd Aug.
1st Aug...overnight min. temp. 16 degrees
2nd Aug.. "      "      "      "   15.2 degrees
both nights calm.

A year first Least Yellow Underwing on the 1st plus another Old Lady (still evading the camera !) Also a first for year Ypsophola sequella.




LEAST YELLOW UNDERWING




YPSOLOPHA SEQUELLA

Last night (2nd) was even busier than the previous.
100+ Shuttle-shaped Darts were emptied from the traps for the second night running !
A garden first Webb's Wainscot was a good find alongside a year first Rosy Rustic in the BBQ area trap.

ROSY RUSTIC

WEBB'S WAINSCOT

On the micro scene I found a garden first Skin Moth and a year first Rhyacionia pinicolana to add to the list.

MYOPIS LAEVIGELLA...Skin Moth

RHYACIONA PINICOLANA

Best catch of the night by far was the following :-


TOADFLAX BROCADE

Two Toadflax Brocades were a nice surprise, just when I thought they had dried up.
353 species.....209 macro, 154 micro