23rd June 2014 .. More additions to year list

Yet another bumper night.
Around 90 species were recorded on a calm, warm evening with plenty of humidity, moth heaven.
New for year species were Yponomeuta evonymella, Limnaecia phragmitella, Pleuroptya ruralis, Pempelia formosa, Trachycera advenella, Lesser Yellow Underwing and Shark.
Plus a small Cnephasia species to be checked, given its small size I would hazard a guess at Cnephasia incertana or asseclana.
There is also a small, dark tortrix to be ID'd
The newcomers pics ...
From top to bottom as listed.

2nd July 2013 ... Le Shark

The all night heavy rain that the Met forecast gave missed Biggleswade, apart from a shower  that dampened the floor level egg boxes in the traps.
Conditions were warm and humid and the medium monsoon that was blowing earlier in the evening died down to a gusty breeze, perfect conditions for The Dells town garden, which always seems to benefit from a light/medium wind, especially from a South or south-west direction, I then get the "blow-ins" that come across from the nearby railway line with its natural valley of grassy banks, native shrubs/wildflowers and copses.
The Emeralds have made a show with Common, Small and a Light Emerald which is unrelated.
Chamomile Shark was a good earlier record, and now its close relative The Shark can join it on the garden year list .....

The Catch :-
0417 ... Argyresthia pruniella ... Cherry Fruit Moth ... YF

417 ... Argyresthia pruniella

0647 ... Hoffmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 2
0787 ... Bryotropha terrella ... Cinereous Groundling
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella ... London Dowd
1063 ... Celypha striana ... Barred Marble
1083 ... Hedya nubiferana ... Marbled Orchard Tortrix
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella ... Garden Grass-veneer
1294 ... Crambus pascuella ... Grass-veneer ... 3
1302 ... Crambus perlella ... Yellow Satin Veneer
1344 ... Eudonia mercurella ... Small Grey ... 2
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata ... Small Magpie
1392 ... Udea olivalis ... Olive Pearl
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 2
1669 ... Common Emerald ... 2 ... YF

1669 ... Common Emerald ... Hemithea aestivaria

1673 ... Small Emerald ... YF

1673 ... Small Emerald ... Hemistola chrysoprasaria

1707 ... Small Dusty Wave
1713 ... Riband Wave ... 2
1728 ... Garden Carpet
1742 ... Yellow Shell
1825 ... Lime-speck Pug
1834 ... Common"ish" Pug ... 5 (probably !)
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4
1961 ... Light Emerald ... 1
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth ... 2
2043 ... Orange Footman
2061 ... Buff Ermine
2069 ... Cinnabar
2088 ... Heart and Club ... 5
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 31
2098 ... The Flame ... 3
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 2
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 2
2164 ... Broad-barred White ... 2
2165 ... Small Ranunculus .. 2
2173 ... Lychnis ... 2
2198 ... Smoky Wainscot ... YF

2198 ... Smoky Wainscot

2216 ... The Shark ... YF

2216 ... The Shark ... Cucullia umbratica

2266 ... Campion
2278 ... Poplar Grey
2279 ... Sycamore
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 2
2306 ... Angle Shades
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 8
2322 ... Light Arches ... 2
2333 ... Large Nutmeg ... 2
2337/9. Marbled Minor agg. ...8
2381 ... Uncertain ... 9
2384 ... Vine's Rustic ... 8
2387 ... Mottled Rustic ... 3
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... 3
2441 ... Silver Y ... 2
2474 ... Straw Dot
2477 ... The Snout 
2489 ... The Fan-foot ... 2

14th July 2012 ... Garden traps

The rain eventually gave way to a dry night but nothing new on the macro moth front despite a reasonable variety.
Lozotaeniodes formosanus is an impressive micro and a year first for The Dells.

Lozotaeniodes formosanus

The second Shark of the year ....

Bordered Pug....

Mr & Mrs Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing....

25th June 2012 ... Le Shark

Overnight low ... 11.5 deg. light breeze
A good selection in the traps this morning, including a year first Shark and a Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing...
An Oegoconia is awaiting determination, which will probably be the the least common of the three (caradjai). Previous gen. dets. have all been caradjai (about 8 ) apart from 1 deauratella.
Another Small Elephant Hawk-moth makes 3 this year, I'm normally inundated with Elephant Hawk-moth so where are they ????????
Trap results:-
0449 Prays fraxinella 1,  (Below)

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 2
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella 1
0787 Bryotropha terrella 4
870-1a Oegoconia spp. 1, probably "caradjai". gen det to follow. (Below)

0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1261 Cydia pomonella 2
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 3
1348 Parapoynx stratiotata 3
1392 Udea olivalis 2
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1, year first
1428 Aphomia sociella 5
1474 Ephestia parasitella 9
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave 1
1711 Treble Brown Spot 1
1713 Riband Wave 4
1742 Yellow Shell 2
1827 Freyer's Pug 3
1834 Common Pug 9
1837 Grey Pug 3
1860 Green Pug 1
1906 Brimstone Moth 3
1931 Peppered Moth 2
1937 Willow Beauty 16
1958 Clouded Silver 1
1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1, (Below)

2050 Common Footman 3
2069 Cinnabar 1
2087 Turnip Moth 1
2088 Heart & Club 4
2089 Heart & Dart 8
2098 Flame 7
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 4
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1, year first (Below)

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 3
2145 Nutmeg 1, (Below)

2164 Broad-barred White 2
2166 Campion 1
2170 Varied Coronet 2
2216 Shark 1, year first (Below)

2280 Miller 1
2283/4, Dark/Grey Dagger agg.
2321 Dark Arches 3
2333 Large Nutmeg 3
2337 Marbled Minor agg. 9, (Below)
I'm going to get this one checked methinks.....could be rufous ?

2380 Treble Lines 1
2381 Uncertain 2
2389 Pale Mottled Willow 1
2441 Silver Y 2
2477 Snout 1
2489 Fan-foot 3
15 unidentified Pugs, that will remain unidentified and 6 micros for our intrepid recorder to unravel.

Month ends on a Sallow note

The last few days have seen temperatures fall and numbers down. Here are the highlights for 28th - 31st July. Star of the show is this
BORDERED SALLOW

least but not last........

LEAST YELLOW UNDERWING

My 17th SMALL RANUNCULUS for the year, an incredible tally.

DOUBLE-STRIPED PUG

SHARK....third one this year

DUSKY SALLOW

KNOT GRASS

a new micro for my garden..........................

DONACAULA FORFICELLA
first for the year and many more to come...

STRAW UNDERWING

this black example completes the set, after previous white, and black & white forms of this.....

PEPPERED MOTH

11th &12th July.

11th July............All traps blazing with 40+ species recorded
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a garden first in the shape of this rather worn
BLACKNECK

MALLOW ......1st for year. STOP PRESS:::::::::: Eagle-eyed Matt Burgess has noticed that this is NOT a Mallow. It is in fact a SHADED BROAD-BAR which is very similar. Thanks Matt that is a Dells Garden First and I will be expecting my year first Mallow in about two months time.

one of 2 NUT-TREE TUSSOCK

LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING.....I've taken a few "hits" from these big guys, but love 'em or hate 'em they are a cracking moth. Another wrong ID by yours truly ! This is a female BROAD-BORDERED YELLOW UNDERWING thanks Ornithom, much appreciated.

SHARK

MOTTLED RUSTIC

my 2nd PINE HAWKMOTH

RED/DARK TWIN-SPOT CARPET

12th July....................Much cooler last night with a bit of rain thrown in. Just had the one trap working and numbers were well down with 22 species of macros noted.
I was almost sure the top pic was the UNCERTAIN (contradiction noted) in its grey form, but the black dots along the leading edge of the forewing confirm it is the very similar PALE MOTTLED WILLOW

This NUTMEG is definitely a different one from the night before, it became breakfast for a cheeky robin which darted in before I could transfer it to the release bin.

BROAD-BARRED WHITE The rest are the usual visitors at the moment with a few interesting micros .

12/07/10

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12 x Dark Arches

8 x Uncertain

8 x Common Footman

5 x Riband Wave

5 x Willow Beauty

3 x Heart & Dart

3 x S.S.Dart

3 x Large Yellow Underwing

3 x Scarce Footman

2 x Marbled Beauty

2 x Dot Moth

2 x Grey/Dark Dagger

2 x Buff Ermine

2 x Marbled Minor agg

1 x Swallow-tailed Moth

1 x Broad-barred White

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Single-dotted Wave

1 x Least Carpet

1 x Cloaked Minor

1 x Bright-line Brown-eye

1 x Light Arches

8th July...Shark !

a garden 1st for this SHARK

after a fair bit of confusion it appears that this is a CABBAGE MOTH

First visit of the year for a MOUSE MOTH

VAPOURER I couldnt BUY one last year, this is my 3rd for 2010

BURNISHED BRASS The spell of good weather continued to give 40 plus species in the one garden Skinner trap