4th Oct 2012 .. Garden Traps

9.2 deg. min. temp.
Steady rain all night.
Traps under cover.

Almost an inch of rain fell last night but I've learned from the past that the moths around here just seem to carry on.
The warm night prompted me to fire up both traps and it never ceases to amaze me how so many end up in the covered traps (with limited light output) in heavy rain.
Last year I chopped down my leylandii trees (good riddance) and wondered how the Blair's Shoulder-knot would fare.
No problem.... 7 in the traps last night !

2 .. 0229 .. Monopis obviella
1 .. 0647 .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
1 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
2 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
2 .. 1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet
1 .. 1916 .. Light Emerald
4 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
2 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
4 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
5 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2134 .. Square-spot Rustic
7 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot

Blair's Shoulder-knot in the release pot

2 .. 2252 .. Large Ranunculus
1 .. 2306 .. Angle Shades
1 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow

3rd Oct 2012 .. Blair's joined the party

A chilly 4 deg and a bright moon kept moth numbers down, the highlight being a year first Blair's Shoulder-knot.

3rd Oct
1 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
1 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
3 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
2 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
2 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2240 .. Blair's Shoulder-knot

9 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing

2nd Oct... 7 deg. Windy and wet
2 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella
1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 .. 1745 .. Mallow
1 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
2 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
2 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
1 .. 2252 .. Large Ranunculus
2 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing

1st Oct 2012 ... Grey Pine or Spruce ?

Another clear night with a bright full moon and wind.
No traps but I switched on the 15w Blacklight and the 15w actinic on the garden shed, where 20 moths of 13 species were recorded.
The autumn carpets are about and I think the one pictured below is a Spruce Carpet, although there are very similar Grey Pine.
The set of 5 photos at the bottom of the page were taken from the net except for the top pic which is mine..... what do you think ?

1 .. 0229 .. Monopis obviella

1 .. 0647 .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
2 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella
1 .. 1010 .. Ditula angustiorana

1 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
2 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 .. 1768/9 ............................... Sprine Carpet

2 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
3 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
2 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2134 .. Square-spot Rustic
3 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
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From the top....
My moth... I'm fairly sure it is a Spruce
Grey Pine
Grey Pine
Spruce
Spruce

1st Oct. 2012 .. Bug I.D. Help needed.

This beetle was crawling up the house wall this afternoon and I have no idea what it is.
It looks like an easy one to identify but I can't find nothing remotely like it in my insect books.........

30th Sept 2012 .. Garden Traps

Cloud cover, very windy, early morning rain, 12.2 deg. min.

  1 .. 0647 .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
  2 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
  1 .. 1497 .. Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
  1 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
  1 .. 1745 .. Mallow, year first

  1 .. 1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet
  1 .. 1916 .. Light Emerald
  4 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
  5 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
24 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
  1 .. 2110 .. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
  6 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
  2 .. 2134 .. Square-spot Rustic
  3 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic
  2 .. 2252 .. Large Ranunculus
26 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
  3 .. 2306 .. Angle Shades
  1 .. 2353 .. Flounced Rustic
  3 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic
  3 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow
  1 .. 2477 .. Snout