2nd June 2014 ... Garden Moth species list

60 + species recorded last night from the garden traps.
The Catch :-
0125 ... Catoptriche marginea, 1, year first

0229 ... Monopis obviella, 4
0263 ... Lyonetia clerkella, 4
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata, 1
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 2
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella, 3
0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea, 1
870x ... Oegoconia sp. 1, year first (for gen-det)
0964 ... Cochylis dubitana, 1
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana, 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana, 4
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana, 2, year first

1076 ... Celypha lacunana, 1, year first

1133 ... Epinotia bilunana, 1
1301 ... Crambus lathoniellus, 2
1334 ... Scoparis ambigualis, 1, year first

1361 ... Pyrausta aurata, 3
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata, 2
1428 ... Aphomia sociella, 4
1470 ... Euzophera pinguis, 1, year first

1474 ... Ephestia parasitella unicolorella
1654 ... Figure of Eighty, 1, year first

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot,1
1727 ... Silver-ground Carpet, 1
1728 ... Garden Carpet, 4
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet, 1
1768 ... Grey Pine Carpet, 1, year first

1781 ... Small Waved Umber, 1
1807 ... Grass Rivulet, 1, year first

1817 ... Foxglove Pug, 1
1819 ... Mottled Pug, 2
1827 ... Freyer's Pug, 1
1834 ... Common Pug, 4
1837 ... Grey Pug, 2
1860 ... Green Pug, 1
1906 ... Brimstone Moth, 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty, 2
1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth, 1
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth, 1
2009 ... Maple Prominent, 1, year first

2043 ... Orange Footman, 1
2050 ... Common Footman, 2
2069 ... Buff Ermine, 1
2087 ... Turnip Moth, 4
2089 ... Heart and Dart, 30
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart, 12
2098 ... Flame, 3
2102 ... Flame Shoulder, 1
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing, 1
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2
2154 ... Cabbage Moth, 1
2157 ... Light Brocade, 1
2167 ... Tawny Shears, 1
2170 ... Varied Coronet, 1
2199 ... Common Wainscot, 2
2321 ... Dark Arches, 3
2333 ... Large Nutmeg, 4
2337X. Marbled Minor agg, 8
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow, 3
2441 ... Silver Y, 1
2477 ... Snout
Plus 2 or 3 for ID

13th June 2013 ... Nice weather ..... (for November)

The wind eased to a moderate monsoon as skies cleared and temperatures dropped to 6.9 degrees.
Just two new faces for 2013, The Lychnis and Scoparia ambigualis....

1334 ... Scoparia ambigualis

2173 ... The Lychnis ... Hadena bicruris

Garden Traps ....
0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling ... 1
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 3
1174 ... Epiblema cynosbatella ... Yellow-faced Bell ... 1
1334 ... Scoparia ambigualis ... Common Grey ... 1 ... YF
1356 ... Evergestis forficalis ... Garden Pebble ... 1
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 1
1474 ... Ephestia unicolorella, ssp woodiella ... False Cacao Moth
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 3
1776 ... Green Carpet ... Colostygia pectinataria ... 1
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia ... 2
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... Agrotis exclamationis ... 4
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 4
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... Xestia c-nigrum ... 3
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... Laconobia oleracea ... 1
2173 ... Lychnis ... Hadena bicruris ... 1 ... YF
2223 ... Toadflax Brocade ... Calophasia lunula

2223 ... Toadflax Brocade ... Calophasia lunula

Yet another Toadflax Brocade, which has laid eggs in the pot,

I'm going to attempt to breed them through ...

Toadflax Brocade eggs in capture pot

...continued

2321 ... Dark Arches ... Apamea monoglypha ... 1

2333 ... Large Nutmeg ... Apamea anceps ... 1

2380 ... Treble Lines ... Charanyca trigrammatica

2384 ... Vine's Rustic ... Hoplodrina ambigua

18th May 2011....is THIS one Freyers ?

A few days ago I named an Ochreous pug as Freyer's....well it's time to redeem myself, and the best way to do this is by catching one.......so will the real FREYERS PUG 1827 please stand up ! SPRUCE CARPET 1769

TIMOTHY TORTRIX 0989

CELYPHA LACUNANA 1076

SCOPARIA AMBIGUALIS 1334

LIME-SPECK PUG 1825 62 moths of 33 species was a good tally with the temperature gauge hitting 5 deg C in the early hours.

The 6 species pictured are all first for year records.

The Haul :-

8 x Heart & Dart

1 x Treble Brown Spot

1 x Small Dusty Wave

6 x Willow Beauty

3 x Shuttle-shaped Dart

1 x Common Swift

1 x Turnip Moth

1 x Freyer's Pug * year first

1 x Brimstone Moth

1 x Common Marbled Carpet

2 x Green Pug

3 x Large Nutmeg

1 x Tawny Shears ( can't get The Shears !)

2 x Marbled Minor agg,

3 x Garden Carpet

1 x Small Waved Umber

1 x Lime-speck Pug * year first

2 x Angle Shades

4 x Vine's Rustic

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Setaceous Hebrew Character

1 x Spruce Carpet * year first

1 x White Ermine

1 x Nutmeg

1 x Treble Lines

2 x Common Pug

1 x Eudonia angustea

2 x Scoparia ambigualis * yearfirst

1 x Celypha lacunana * year first

2 x Epiphyas postvittana

3 x Endrosis sarcitrella

1 x Cydia pomonella

1 x Aphelia paleana (Timothy Tortrix) * year first

Garden total to date:-

161 species.....110 macro, 51 micro

17th April 2011...Bad moon rising

Numbers were well down on previous nights, due to a big, bright, full moon in the clear night sky. Just 19 moths recorded of 14 species, mostly singles and for the first time in an age...no Common Quaker ! There were 4 more species to add to the year garden total and the weather looks like hitting high temps this week...could be a bonanza week if the clouds cover the big moon. ........ LIME HAWKMOTH 1979...first appearance this year, common in my garden

MUSLIN MOTH 2063.... another first for the year, also reasonably common.

MUSLIN MOTH...side view

COCHYLIS DUBITANA 964....First visit from this common micro

SCOPARIA AMBIGUALIS 1334 first for year Last nights results:-

3 x Emmelina monodactyla

2 x Garden Carpet

2 x Ruby Tiger

2 x Early Grey

1 x Double-striped Pug

1 x Least Black Arches

1 x Clouded Drab

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Powdered Quaker

1 x Muslin Moth * year first

1 x Lime Hawkmoth *year first

1 x Agonopterix heracliana

1 x Cochylis dubitana *year first

1 x Scoparia ambigualis *year first

Totals :-

835 moths caught (667 macro, 168 micro)

56/57 species (40 macro, 16/17 micro) one ID pending