17th June 2014 ... Latest form the garden moth traps

Another good night despite the fine drizzle from midnight.
70+ species with a Ghost Moth being the highlight.
Without checking, I think this is my 3rd record.
Here's 7 more for my year list ....
GHOST MOTH

ALEIMMA LOEFLINGIANA

ENDOTRICH FLAMMEALIS

SMALL EMERALD

TOADFLAX PUG

SCARCE FOOTMAN

CLOAKED MINOR

27th June 2012 ... Easy to Swallow

Four Swallow-tailed moths homed in on the traps on a rare warm and humid night.

c200 moths of 71 species and hours of sorting !

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 4

0964 Cochylis dubitana 1

0994 Clepsis consimilana 3

1063 Celypha striana 3

1216 Enarmonia formosana 1

1261 Cydia pomonella 3

1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 2. year first

1294 Crambus pascuella 2, year first

1301 Crambus lathoniella 2

1344 Eudonia mercurella 2

1361 Pyrausta aurata 1

1371 Sitochroa verticalis 1, year first

1376 Eurrhypara hortulata 1

1392 Udea olivalis 2

1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 1, year first (Below)

1428 Aphomia sociella 8

1474 Ephestia parasitella 12

1481 Homoeosoma sinuella 1

1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1

1524 Emmelina monodactyla 3

1654 Figure of Eighty 1

1669 Common Emerald 1 year first (Below)

1711 Treble Brown Spot 1

1713 Riband Wave 4

1728 Garden Carpet 3

1742 Yellow Shell 2

1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1

1816 Toadflax Pug 1

1830 Wormwood Pug 1 year first (Below) ... (Ben ?) 

1834 Common Pug 6

1860 Green Pug 1

1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 4, year first, (Below)

1937 Willow Beauty 9

1958 Clouded Silver 1

1976 Privet Hawk-moth 3

1994 Buff-tip 1

2047 Scarce Footman 2 year first, (Below)

2050 Common Footman 6

2088 Heart & Club 6

2089 Heart & Dart 18

2098 Flame 2

2107 Large Yellow Underwing 1

2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 2

2128 Double Square-spot 1

2147 Shears 1

2155 Dot Moth 1

2164 Broad-barred White 1

2279 Sycamore 2

2278 Poplar Grey 1

2280 Miller 3

2283/4 Grey Dagger agg.

2321 Dark Arches 13

2322 Light Arches 1

2333 Large Nutmeg 12

2337x Marbled Minor agg. 4

2381 Uncertain 10

2382 Rustic 1

2384 Vine's Rustic 2

2441 Silver Y 1

2474 Straw Dot 1, year first

2489 Fan-foot 5

8th June 2011...garden traps update

Quite a productive night with 2 garden firsts and 3 new for year moths trapped.
The blacklight flourescent in the patio window came up trumps as I potted a garden first FERN and a year first BARRED YELLOW by simply opening the door and leaning out with a specimen pot, I had to get out of my chair though.
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THE FERN 1782

SMALL ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH 1992... garden first

A year first BARRED YELLOW 1765

A year first SCARCE FOOTMAN 2047... not so scarce in my garden

First appearance this year for DOUBLE SQUARE-SPOT 2128 Last nights list :-

2 x Brimstone Moth

5 x Willow Beauty

4 x Common Footman

2 x Scarce Footman * year first

1 x Riband Wave

21 Heart & Dart

1 x Barred Yellow * year first

1 x Small Elephant Hawk-moth ** garden first

2 x Garden Carpet

3 x The Flame

5 x Dark Arches

1 x Yellow Shell

1 x Setaceous Hebrew Character (dark)

4 x Mottled Rustic

3 x Uncertain

1 x Heart & Club

2 x Turnip Moth

1 x Buff Ermine

1 x Bright-line Brown-eye

1 x Large Yellow Underwing

1 x Common Swift

1 x Double Square-spot * year first

1 x The Fern ** garden first

6 x Various Pugs
1 x Aphelia paleana

1 x Endrosis sarcitrella

1 x Pempeliella dilutella

1 x Eurrhypara hortulata

1 x Udea olivalis

2 x Aphomia sociella

1 x Eudonia mercurella

1 x Eudonia angustea

1 x Parapoynx stratiotata

Garden running total :-

231 species.....140 macro, 91 micro

The Wine bet.....Holding my own and pulling ahead slightly

22nd & 23rd July...Hark the Herald

Heavy showers on Thursday and a cold night for Friday slowed things down. 3 traps were set for my usual Friday night blitz and an illuminated sheet but my half hourly patrols didnt produce too much. Plenty of Common Rustic aggs. and the next generation Buff Ermines, which are a richer colour than the last white batch. My 2nd Herald for the year was a welcome sight, one of my favourite moths................
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HERALD

LEAST CARPET

SCARCE FOOTMAN...again no Common Footman

BUFF ERMINE

LIME-SPECK PUG

A brace of POPLAR HAWKMOTHS...ready for the off

FLOUNCED RUSTIC

NUT-TREE TUSSOCK