10th April 2014 ... Garden Moth Traps latest

Overnight min. temp. 11deg C, Cloudy, calm.
Quite a nice variety in and around the traps last night.
Small Waved Umber could possibly be the earliest VC30 record in a year where early records are commonplace.
Highlight of the Night ...
SPRUCE CARPET
The catch ..
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella, x 1
0649 ... Esperia sulphurella, x 2, (1 daytime)
0695 ... Agonopterix alstromeriana, x 1
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana, x 1
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla, x 6
1728 ... Garden Carpet, x 2, ... year first

Garden Carpet

1769 ... Spruce Carpet, x 1, ... year first

Spruce Carpet

1781 ... Small Waved Umber, x 1, ... year first

Small Waved Umber

1858 ... V-pug, x 1

V-pug

1862 ... Double-striped Pug, x 12
1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle, x 1

Yellow-barred Brindle

1906 ... Brimstone Moth, x 2

Brimstone Moth

2182 ... Small Quaker, x 1
2186 ... Powdered Quaker, x 1
2187 ... Common Quaker, x 10
2188 ... Clouded Drab, x 3
2190 ... Hebrew Character, x 3
2243 ... Early Grey, x 7
2306 ... Angle Shades, x 1

6th April 20114 ... Another early V-pug

Min. overnight temp .. 13 deg C, gusting wind, light rain becoming heavier
Nothing to add to the garden year list but another early V-pug showed up ...
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana, x 1
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla, x 1
1858 ... V-pug, x 1

V-pug

1862 ... Double-striped Pug, x 13
1917 ... Early Thorn, x 1
2063 ... Muslin Moth, x 1
2182 ... Small Quaker, x 1
2187 ... Common Quaker, x 8
2188 ... Clouded Drab, x 1
2190 ... Hebrew Character, x 2
2243 ... Early Grey, x 3
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow, x 1
2469 ... Herald, x 1

Herald

3rd April 2014 ... Warm start to Spring brings early arrivals

Min overnight temperature, 11 deg C, cloudy. Wind change from East to Sou'west.
Many early arrivals, including Yellow-barred Brindle, V-pug and Varied Coronet which is exceptionally early.
28 species were recorded

0284 ... Caloptilia rufipennella, x 1
0483 ... Epermenia chaerophyllella, x 2
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella, x 1, ... year first

Endrosis sarcitrella, White-shouldered House-moth

0688 ... Agonopterix heracliana, x 1
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana, x 2
1047 ... Acleris schalleriana, x 1
1288 ... Alucita hexadactyla, x 2
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla, x 8
1862 ... Double-striped Pug, x 17
1858 ... V-pug, x 1, ... year first

Chloroclystis v-ata, V-pug

1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle, x 1, ... year first

Acasis viretata, Yellow-barred Brindle

1917 ... Early Thorn, x 1
2063 ... Muslin Moth, x 1
2064 ... Ruby Tiger, x 1, ... year first

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart, x 1, ... year first

Agrotis puta, Shuttle-shaped Dart

2139 ... Red Chestnut, x 1
2170 ... Varied Coronet, x 1, ... year first

Hadena compta, Varied Coronet

2182 ... Small Quaker, x 5
2185 ... Lead-coloured Drab, x 1, ... year first

Eupithecia plumbeolata, Lead-coloured Drab (male)

2186 ... Powdered Quaker, x 1, ... year first

Orthosia gracilis, Powdered Quaker

2187 ... Common Quaker, x 25
2188 ... Clouded Drab, x 2
2189 ... Twin-spotted Quaker, x 1
2190 ... Hebrew Character, x 6
2243 ... Early Grey, x 6
2256 ... Satellite, x 1
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow, x 2

9th July 2013 ... Garden Traps latest

This spell of warm weather we are having is almost too good to be true, but it's going to continue a little longer according to the Met.
5 Privet Hawk-moths didn't leave much room in the traps with two Elephant Hawks for company.
A Schoenobius gigantella was a new garden micro .... micro ? wingspan was close to 42mm.
THE CATCH ...
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella ... 2
0905 ... Blastodacna hellerella
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana ... 2
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana ... 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... 2
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1063 ... Celypha striana ... 2
1082 ... Hedya pruniana ... Plum Tortrix
1175 ... Epiblema uddmanniana
1261 ... Cydia pomonella
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella ... 3
1294 ... Crambus pascuella ... 6
1302 ... Crambus perlella ... 2
1328 ... Schoenobius gigantella, female ... Giant Water-veneer ... GF

1328 ... Schoenobius gigantella .. wingspan 40+ mm

1344 ... Eudonia mercurella
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
1378 ... Phlyctaenia coronata
1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... 3
1470 ... Euzophera pinguis ... Ash-bark Knot-horn ... YF

1470 ... Euzophera pingguis

1513 ... Pterophorus pentadactyla ... White Plume Moth ... YF

1513 ... Pterophorus pentadactyla

1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... 2
1669 ... Common Emerald
1673 ... Small Emerald
1690 ... Small Blood-vein
1699 ... Least Carpet ... 3
1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave
1707 ... Small Dusty Wave ... 2
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot
1713 ... Riband Wave ... 4
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 3
1858 ... V-pug ... YF

1858 ...  Chloroclystis v-ata ...The V-pug

1906 ... Brimstone Moth
1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth ... 5
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth ... 2
1994 ... Buff-tip ... 2
2050 ... Common Footman ... 18
2061 ... Buff Ermine ... 3
2069 ... Cinnabar
2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth ... 2 ... YF

2077 ... Nola cucullatella ... Short-cloaked Moth

2088 ... Heart and Club ... 3
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 10
2098 ... The Flame ... 5
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 2
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing ... YF ... female

2110 ... Noctua fimbriata ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2128 ... Double Square-spot
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 2
2279 ... The Sycamore ... 4
2280 ... The Miller
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 2
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 13
2381 ... The Uncertain ... 15
2382 ... The Rustic ... 1
2387 ... Mottled Rustic
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow

22nd April 2011...What's that coming over the hill...

....no, it's not a monster, but a head-on view of a PUSS MOTH and a brand new tick for the garden

PUSS MOTH 1995

another new addition to the garden list last night was this MULLEIN 2221

PEBBLE HOOK-TIP 1648

RED TWIN-SPOT CARPET 1724 .... year first x 2

V-PUG 1858..another year first ALSO:-

16 x S.S.Dart

8 x Brimstone Moth

1 x Clouded Drab

1 x Ruby Tiger

1 x Garden Carpet

Brindled (3), Common (2), Double-striped (2), Currant (2), V-pug, and twelve other pugs unidentified.

1 x Hebrew Character

2 x Dark/Grey Dagger

2 x Common Quaker

3 x Nut-tree Tussock

1 x Least Black Arches

2 x Powdered Quaker

1 x Sallow Kitten

1 x Knot Grass

8 x Argyrotaenia ljungiana

3 x Tinea trinotella

3 x Endrosis sarcitrella

2 x Alucita hexadactyla

2 x Epiphyas postvittana

1 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella

1 x Agonopterix arenella

Plus 2 micros' sent to recorder for ID

GARDEN SPECIES now stands at 79 spp,

54 macro, 25 micro

July 3rd.......V-Day

Another great night for "mothing". Three more garden firsts and a good selection found in and around the 3 traps. 60+ species found. Here are a few of the macro moths from last night, I haven't started sorting out the PUGS and the micros yet.
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V-PUG.....garden first

Three Lackeys in the traps including a worn, plain "rosy" coloured example.

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LACKEY

CLOAKED MINOR ....1st garden record

ELEPHANT HAWKMOTH....a regular capture

SMALL RANUNCULUS......3 found on the walls around the traps

The beautiful CINNABAR MOTH

BRIGHT-LINE BROWN-EYE

FAN-FOOT

BUFF ARCHES....4th record

SMOKY WAINSCOT.....garden first.

YELLOW-BAR

PEPPERED MOTH

FIGURE of 80

EARLY THORN

BROWN-TAIL JUST A FEW OF THE 60 OR SO SPECIES FROM LAST NIGHT. Hope you are enjoying the photos, thanks for looking.

Last nights list:-

20+ Common Footman

20+ Dark Arches

10+ Flame

10 Buff Ermine

8 Willow Beauty

8 Uncertain

8 Riband Wave

7 Marbled Minor agg.

6 Light Arches

6 Grey/Dark Dagger

4 Scarce Footman

3 Least Carpet

3 Miller

3 Dot Moth

3 Toadflax Pug

3 Peppered Moth

3 Lackey

3 Small Emerald

3 Small Ranunculus

2 Marbled Beauty

2 Garden Carpet

2 Dwarf Cream Wave

2 Swallow-tailed Moth

2 Large Yellow Underwing

2 Cinnabar Moth

2 Pale Prominent

2 Elephant Hawkmoth

V-Pug

Snout

Treble Brown-spot

Sycamore

Clouded Border

Bright-line Brown-eye

Early Thorn

Barred Yellow

Varied Coronet

Common Wainscot

Smoky Wainscot

Fan-foot

Brown-tail

Figure of 80

Double Square-spot

Broad-barred White

Maple Prominent

Clouded Silver

Single-dotted Wave

Privet Hawkmoth

Cloaked Minor

Mottled Rustic