15th/16th June ... Garden Moths latest

At last, a warm, humid, overcast night, perfect for a bit of mothing.
Nothing much on the 15th, although I managed to add Celypha lacunana and Middle-barred Minor to the year list.

BF 2340 ... Middle-barred Minor

BF 1076 ... Celypha lacunana

The light breeze was still coming from the NE and had a cold feel to it but it slowly shifted to the SE giving us a glorious day yesterday and a perfect moth night.
Probably about 70 species at the lights last night allowing for the ones I have forgotten, surprisingly, no Hawk-moths.
Micros took centre stage with several year first records and a new species for the garden, Carpatolechia fugitivella.

BF 772 ... Carpatolechia fugitivella 

Micros
0227 Monopis laevigella, 3
0229 Monopis obviella, 3
0263 Lyonetia clerkella, 4
409a Argyresthia trifasciata, 1
0450 Scythropia crataegella, 1, year first.

BF 450 ... Scythropia crataegella

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 2
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella, 2
0772 Carpatolechia fugitivella, 1, garden first.
0787 Bryotropha terella, 3, year first

BF 787 ... Bryotropha terella

871a Oegoconia caradjai, 1, year first ( to be confirmed )

Oegoconia spp.

0874 Blastobasis lacticolella, 2
0970 Pandemis cerasana, 2, year first

BF 970 ... Pandemis cerasana

0994 Clepsis consimilana, 9
0998 Epiphyas postvittana, 4
1020 Cnephasia spp. 2, ( to be confirmed )
1063 Celypha striana, 1
1076 Celypha lacunana, 4
1083 Hedya nubiferana, 1, year first

BF 1083 ... Hedya nubiferana

1205 Spilonota ocellana, 1, year first
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella, 1, year first
1301 Crambus lathoniellus, 3
1334 Scoparia ambigualis, 2, year first
1344 Eudonia mercurella, 1
1356 Evergestis forficalis, 1
1361 Pyrausta aurata, 1 night, 4 on sage and oregano daytime.
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata, 4
1392 Udea olivalis, 2, year first

BF 1392 ... Udea olivalis

1428 Aphomia sociella, 5
1474 Ephestia unicolorella, 1
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella, 1, year first

BF 1481 ... Homoeosoma sinuella

1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla, 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla, 3

Macros
0017 Common Swift ♀, 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave, 3
1711 Treble Brown Spot, 4
1728 Garden Carpet, 4
1764 Common Marbled Carpet, 1
1819 Mottled Pug, 2
1827 Freyer's Pug, 1
1834 Common Pug, 6
1837 Grey Pug, 3
1860 Green Pug, 4
1862 Double-striped Pug, 1

BF 1862 ... Double-striped Pug

1887 Clouded Border, 1
1906 Brimstone Moth, 2
1931 Peppered Moth, 1
2043 Orange Footman, 1

BF 2043 ... Orange Footman

2050 Common Footman, 2
2069 Cinnabar, 2
2087 Turnip Moth, 2
2088 Heart and Club, 1, year first
2089 Heart and Dart, 28
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 4
2102 Flame Shoulder, 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing, 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2
2147 Shears, 1, year first. (poorly marked for a fresh moth, I thought it might be Dingy Shears but it doesn't appear "boat shaped" enough for Dingy)

BF 2147 ... Shears

2165 Small Ranunculus, 1

BF 2165 ... Small Ranunculus

2223 Toadflax Brocade, 1

BF 2223 ... Toadflax Brocade

2279 Sycamore, 1
2331 Small Clouded Brindle, 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. 4

BF 2337x Marbled Minor agg.

2381 Uncertain, 2
2384 Vine's Rustic, 2
2387 Mottled Rustic, 3
2389 Pale Mottled Willow, 2
2477 Snout, 4, year first

BF 2477 ... Snout

2489 Fan-foot, 1, year first

BF 2489 ... Fan-foot

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

17th July .. Speaking of wine bet !

Wine bet :-
Following yesterdays update, last night was a disaster as The Captain and Crew enjoyed a stonking night, 10 new macros for the year.
Luckily I got a couple of year firsts to stay just 1 point ahead ...
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17th July 2012. Warm and calm, gusty wind later.
Maybe a site first Drinker will be a good omen for the wine !

New for 2012, micros.....
26 species of micro moth were recorded with a few for ID confirmation.
450 ... Scythropia crataegella *year first

1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis *year first

1260 ... Cydia splendana *year first
NB. Got that one wrong, thanks to David Shenton and David Manning for the correction...... 1236 ... Pammene fasciana *year first

1036 ... Acleris forsskaleana *year first

Plus a Caloptillia, probably rufipennella and a couple more for the County recorder.
Hopefully the micro tally will be boosted by the ID results from the recorder, who collected a batch of pots from my freezer on Tuesday.

Macros
44 macro species were recorded last night....
2111 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing was the first this year....

...... and a new moth for The Dells garden
1640 ... Drinker

6th June 2011....Argy bargy, new county micro

Star moth from last nights garden trapping was undoubtedly this Argyresthia cupressella 409b. Originating in Western United States and first noted here in 1997. This is the first VC30 record. Many thanks to county micro recorder David Manning for confirming the ID and the information on the species. A garden first Hawthorn Moth, Scythropia crataegella 0450 ALEIMMA LOEFLINGIANA 1032 caught at 10.32 coincidentally ! EUDONIA MERCURELLA 1344....... year first visitor ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH 1991.... year first record Caught using the "laid back" method, a Timothy Tortrix.

APHELIA PALEANA 0989 My second BARRED STRAW 1758 6th June :-

2 x Buff Ermine

29 x Heart & Dart

3 x Marbled Minor agg.

1 x Riband Wave

1 x Common Emerald

1 x Green Silver-lines

2 x Grey Dagger agg.

2 x Turnip Moth

2 x Dark Arches

1 x Elephant Hawk-moth * year first

1 x Scalloped Hazel

1 x Barred Straw

1 x Garden Carpet

2 x The Flame

1 x The Snout

3 x Mottled Rustic

1 x Brimstone Moth

1 x Common Footman

3 x Cinnabar

1 x Peppered Moth

6 x Large Nutmeg

4 x Willow Beauty

1 x The Miller

8 x Uncertain

1 x Brown Rustic

1 x Small Dusty Wave

3 x Double-striped Pug

3 x Common or Grey Pug ( I really can't tell them apart )

4 x Emmelina monodactyla

2 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella

3 x Aphemia sociella

4 x Ephestia parasitella

1 x Epiphyas postvittana

1 x Aleimma loeflingiana * year first

1 x Aphelia paleana

1 x Evergestis forficalis

1 x Crambus perlella * year first

1 x Celypha striana

1 x Ditula angustiorana

2 x Eurrypara hortulata

1 x Argyresthia cupressella *** VC30 County first

1 x Eudonia mercurella * year first

3 x Chrysoteuchia culmella

1 x Crambus pascuella

4 x Bryotropha tedella

2 x Pempeliella dilutella

1 x Blastodacna hellerella

1 x Scythropia crataegella * garden first

Garden running total :

222 species.....131 macro, 91 micro