Dotted Rustic

Not many moths about last night as the cold spell persists, well cold for the time of year that is.
Oddly enough, last July didn't fare much better temperature-wise.
Dotted Rustic was a welcome addition to The Dells garden list.
Talking to the Recorders today, I'm told 6 have been recorded this year right across the county, and the last records were in 2006.

2105 DOTTED RUSTIC, Rhyacia simulans

It is a large moth and when I saw it in the egg box this morning there was a brief moment when I thought it was a Large Yellow Underwing until I had a closer look.
The forewing is a little over 20mm.

ON THE micro scene.....
A few days ago I posted Pammene fasciana  as Cydia splendana
so here goes again.........
Cydia splendana * year first

I think it's correct this time .........

Small Talk

The last two nights have cooled down and it looks like the rain is returning for the forthcoming week.
Moth numbers are well down, with a predominance of Underwings and tired looking Uncertain types.
Nothing new for a couple of nights but still getting Small Ranunculus and round two of Toadflax Brocade.
Highlights from 27th/28th July:-

Small Ranunculus...locally common at The Dells garden

Small Emerald turn up in two's and three's

Small Blood-vein, another regular, haven't seen a big Blood-vein since 2010

 

Small Wainscot would have been nice, but this one is a Mere Wainscot.

A site first this year and this is my 5th...

My blog site namesake...... Campion

Another Dells speciality....Toadflax Brocade

Dusky Sallow

26th July 2012 ... Garden traps

Here are the latest additions to the 2012 garden year list :-

1183 Epiblema foenella

1304 Agriphila straminella

1305 Agriphila tristella

1313 Catoptria pinella

640 Batia lunaris

427 Yponomeuta cagnagella

2299 Mouse Moth

2353 Flounced Rustic

1894 Latticed Heath

2044 Dingy Footman

2297 Copper Underwing

25th July ... Garden Traps...

Hard to keep up now that this warm spell is here...No complaints tho
Not too much new stuff on the macro scene and the wine bet is looking like a "bridge too far" at the moment.
Trap results:-
1......0227......Monopis leavigella
3......0229......Monopis obviella
3......0424......Yponomeuta evonymella
1......0647......Hofmannophila pseudospretella
2......0648......Endrosis sarcitrella
2......0658......Carcina quercana
1......0688......Agonopterix heracliana
8......0787......Bryotropha terrella
1......0862......Dichomeris marginella
1......871a......Oegoconia caradjai (99%)
1......0873......Blastobasis adustella *year first
1......0874......Blastobasis lacticolella
1......0905......Blastodacna hellerella
2......0937......Agapeta hamana
2......0964......Cochylis dubitana
2......0998......Epiphyas postvittana
4......1010......Ditula angustiorana
2......1036......Acleris forsskaleana
1......1063......Celypha striana
3......1261......Cydia pomonella
1......1288......Alucita hexadactyla
1......1292......Calamotropha paludella *year first (Below)

10+..1293......Chrysoteuchia culmella
10+..1294......Crambus pascuella
1......1302......Crambus perlella
1......1329......Donacaula forficella *year first (Below)

20+..1331......Acentria ephemerella
6......1334......Scoparia ambigualis
1......1348......Parapoynx stratiotata
1......1378......Phlyctaenia coronata
2......1390......Udea prunalis
3......1405......Pleuroptya ruralis
2......1413......Hypsopygia costalis
1......1415......Orthopygia glaucinalis
2......1417......Pyralis farinalis
3......1421......Aglossa pinguinalis
20+..1424......Endotricha flammealis
5......1428......Aphomia sociella
1......1429......Trachycera advenella
2......1452......Phycita roborella
1......1474......Ephestia parasitella unicolorella
3......1524......Emmelina monodactyla
1 Dioryctria species for gen det
2 Cnephasia species
2 unid'd micros for gen det.
1 ......1637......Oak Eggar (Below)

4......1673......Small Emerald
10+..1699......Least Carpet
4......1705......Dwarf Cream Wave
1......1707......Small Dusty Wave
2......1708......Single-dotted Wave
10....1713......Riband Wave
2......1728......Garden Carpet
1......1732......Shaded Broad-bar
8......1742......Yellow Shell
1......1830......Wormwood Pug
2......1839......Bordered Pug
3......1862......Double-striped Pug
3......1917......Early Thorn
3......1921......Scalloped Oak
1......1922......Swallow-tailed Moth
6......1937......Willow Beauty
3......2029......Brown-tail
1......2030......Yellow-tail
5......2047......Scarce Footman
13....2050......Common Footman
6......2061......Buff Ermine
1......2092......Shuttle-shaped Dart
10+..2107......Large Yellow Underwing
4......2109......Lesser Yellow Underwing
3......2110......Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
1......2126......Setaceous Hebrew Character
2......2145......Nutmeg
1......2155......Dot Moth
1......2160......Bright-line Brown-eye
1......2164......Broad-barred White
1......2193......Clay
1......2279......Sycamore
1......2280......Miller
7......2284x....Grey Dagger agg.
3......2293......Marbled Beauty
1......2300......Old Lady *year first (Below)

2......2303......Straw Underwing
1......2314......Dingy Shears *year first (Below)

1......2318......Dun-bar
6......2321......Dark Arches
8......2341......Cloaked Minor
4......2343x....Common Rustic agg
10+..2381x....Uncertain/Rustic
2......2441......Silver Y
1......2469......Herald (Below, always a crowd pleaser !)

1......2489......Fan-foot

24th July ... Garden Traps...Padella dilemma

overnight low 13.2 deg, warmest night so far.
Macros were a little disappointing for such a warm, calm night, although the heavy dew would have killed it off in the early hours.
Plenty of them but read the last couple of blogs and there they are.
2, year-first and 1 new micro were recorded, with 12 more potted up for the county recorder.
1 adult 263 Lyonetia clerkella was a year first, although the apple, birch and cherry are riddled with the mines.
888 Mompha propinquella *year first (below)

425 Yponomeuta padella, Orchard Ermine is a new addition to The Dells list.
I have probably had this common moth before but the ground colour has been grey/white.
Y. malinellus, Apple Ermine, is also present in the garden and a grey/white form is possible.
The genitalia appears the same as padella.
Our micro man is happy to accept a uniform grey ground colour as padella......

Yponomeuta padella