29/30th July 2013 .... P. purpuralis, new for The Dells

This is one that I have probably overlooked in the past as the VC30 status is "common".
1362 ... Pyrausta purpuralis ... garden first record ... 29/07/13
(two more found last night, 30th)

1362 ... Pyrausta purpuralis

30th July

A late Common Emerald with the fringes worn away

1669 ... Common Emerald

2341 ... Cloaked Minor ... Mesoligia literosa , f. bicoloria

1888 ... Scorched Carpet

Others of note ....
1919 ... Purple Thorn
2165 ... Small Ranunculus
2019 ... Chocolate-tip
2352 ... Dusky Sallow
1917 ... Early Thorn x 2
2441 ... Silver Y in trap and on Lavender x 12
2343/a. Common Rustic agg. in the trap ... c40

3rd July 2013 ... Garden Moths catch list

Another bumper night in the garden traps with 9 new for year additions. Min temp ...11 deg C
Two of the 4 Privet Hawks were torn to pieces in the trap along with a Silver Y, and several other moths were found dead but intact, probably the work of a  Hornet.

0017 ... Common Swift ... 1
0227 ... Monopis laevigella ... Skin Moth ... YF ... 1
0450 ... Scythropia cataegella ... Hawthorn Moth ... YF ... 1

 0994 ... Clepsis consimilana ... Privet Tortrix ... 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 2
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana ... Red-barred Tortrix ... YF ... 1

1020/4. Cnephasia sp ... YF ... To be determined

1063 ... Celypha striana ... Barred Marble ... 1
1175 ... Epiblema uddmanniana ... Bramble Shoot Moth ... 1
1294 ... Crambus pascuella ... Grass-veneer ... 3
1375 ... Ostrinia nubilalis ... European Corn Borer ... YF ... 1

1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata ... Small Magpie ... 2
1378 ... Phlyctaenia coronata ... Elder Pearl ... YF ... 1

1390 ... Udea prunalis ... Dusky Pearl ... 1
1392 ... Udea olivalis ... Olive Pearl ... 1
1421 ... Aglossa pinguinalis ... Large Tabby ...YF ... 1
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 2
1474 ... Ephestia unicolorella ... False Cacao Moth ... 5
1481 ... Homoeosoma sinuella ... Twin-barred Knot-horn ... 1
1653 ... Buff Arches ... 1
1707 ... Small Dusty Wave ... 2
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot ... 1
1713 ... Riband Wave ... 3
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 2
1813 ... Haworth's Pug ... YF ... 1

1825 ... Lime-speck Pug ... 1
1827 ... Freyer's Pug ... 2
1834 ... Common Pug ... 4
1840 ... Shaded Pug ... 1
1860 ... Green Pug ... 1
1887 ... Clouded Border ... 1
1888 ... Scorched Carpet ... YF ... 1

1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth ... 4
2006 ... Lesser Swallow Prominent ... YF ... 1

2061 ... Buff Ermine ... 2
2069 ... Cinnabar ... 1
2087 ... Turnip Moth ... 1
2088 ... Heart and Club ... 6
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 23
2098 ... The Flame ... 7
2102 ... Flame Shoulder .. 2
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 3
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... 1
2154 ... Cabbage Moth ... 3
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 1
2170 ... Varied Coronet ... 2
2278 ... Poplar Grey ... 1
2280 ... Miller ... 2
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 3
2322 ... Light Arches ... 1
2333 ... Large Nutmeg ... 1
2337/9. Marbled Mino agg. ... 5
2381 ... Uncertain ... 7
2384 ... Vine's Rustic ... 3
2387 ... Mottled Rustic
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... 3
2425 ... Nut-tree Tussock ... 1
2441 ... Silver Y ... 2
2434 ... Burnished Brass x 1
2450 ... Spectacle ... 1
2474 ... Straw Dot ... 1
2477 ... The Snout ... 2

23rd April 2011.....Ticking along beautifully

The warm weather continues and already some people are moaning about being too hot....say no more...........The moths on the other hand relish the warmer weather and came out en masse last night... At 11pm it was still 15 deg and The Dells traps chalked up another garden "first" a cracking PALE OAK BEAUTY 1944 of the dark form humperti, wingspan...50mm

First of hundreds no doubt.....Pyrausta aurata

SCORCHED CARPET 1888 a nice addition to 2011

WAVED UMBER 1936 FFY

CYDIA POMONELLA 1261.....Codling Moth Last night:-

24 x Shuttle-shaped Dart

15 x Argyrotaenia ljungiana

3 x Epiphyas postvittana

3 x Endrosis sarcitrella

2 x Emmelina monodactyla

2 x Grey Dagger agg.

2 x Brimstone Moth

2 x Knot Grass

2 x Scalloped Hazel

Scorched Carpet *year first

Pyrausta aurata *year first

Flame Shoulder

Pale Tussock

Early Grey

Common Quaker

Powdered Quaker

Nut-tree Tussock

Ruby Tiger

Lime Hawkmoth

Tinea trinotella

Waved Umber *year first

Pale Oak Beauty *Garden first

Nutmeg

Cochylis dubitana

Incurvaria masculella

Plutella xylostella *year first

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Cydia pomonella *year first

Muslin Moth

Esperia sulphurella

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GARDEN TOTAL:-

86 species......57 macro, 29 micro

Wall to Wall

More July moths........ From bottom to top......................Flame Carpet, Garden Carpet, Least Carpet, Red Twin-Spot Carpet and Scorched Carpet