21st Aug 2013 ... New micros

Scrobipalpa costella, Winter Groundling ? was added to the garden list on a very humid night with a full moon on view during cloud breaks and then rain.
This may have been overlooked in the past as it is quite common nationally and in VC 30
Udea lutealis, Pale Straw Pearl, was also added as a garden first and probably overlooked previously.
Lesser Wax Moth, Achroia grisella, was a year first and only the second record for garden.
Others included Mompha propinquella, Aethes smeathmanniana and 5 x Epermenia chaerophyllella with a mass of Acentria ephemerella (Water Veneer).
Of the macros, Old Lady and 3 x Centre-barred Sallow were the pick of the crop.

1426 ... Achroia grisella ... Lesser Wax Moth

819 ... Scrobipalpa costella ...

1388 ... Udea lutealis

20th Aug 2013 ... Rush around before holiday

Off to Italy for a week so just tonight (21st) left for the traps to pull in something exotic.
Last night was quite productive though, Rusty Dot Pearl and Rush Veneer showed up from wherever, and I found Catoptria falsella amongst a myriad of A. geniculea, quite a feat after necking a couple of bottles of good Aussie Red-eye with Captain Trappings earlier. This was only the second garden record of this quite common species.
0015 ... Orange Swift
0483 ... Epermenia chaerophyllella ... Golden Lance-wing

0483 ... Epermenia chaerophyllella

0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth
801a ... Gelechia senticetella ... Cypress Groundling
0870 ... Oegoconia quadripuncta ... Four-spotted Obscure  (maybe) ... to be determined

Oegoconia spp

0964 ... Cochylis dubitana ... Little Conch
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana ... Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix
0985 ... Cacoecimorpha pronubana ... Carnation Tortrix
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth
1048 ... Acleris variegana ... Garden Rose Tortrix
1305 ... Agriphila tristella ... Common Grass-veneer
1309 ... Agriphila geniculea ... Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer
1316 ... Catoptria falsella ... Chequered Grass-veneer ... year first

1316 ... Chequered Grass-veneer ... Catoptria falsella

1331 ... Acentria ephemerella ... Water Veneer
1361 ... Pyrausta aurata ... Mint Moth
1395 ... Udea ferrugalis ... Rusty Dot Pearl

1395 ... Rusty Dot Pearl ... Udea ferrugalis

1398 ... Nomophila noctuella ... Rush Veneer ... year first

1398 ... Rush Veneer ... Nomophila noctuella

1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis ... Mother of Pearl
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume
1713 ... Riband Wave
1728 ... Garden Carpet
1738 ... Common Carpet
1742 ... Yellow Shell
1825 ... Lime-speck Pug
1838 ... Tawny Speckled Pug ... year first

1838 ... Tawny Speckled Pug

1862 ... Double-striped Pug
1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle
1906 ... Brimstone Moth
1914 ... Dusky Thorn ... year first

1914 ... Dusky Thorn

1921 ... Scalloped Oak
1937 ... Willow Beauty
2047 ... Scarce Footman
2061 ... Buff Ermine
2087 ... Turnip Moth
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow U'wing
2109 ... Lesser Yellow U'wing
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow U'wing
2111 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow U'wing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2134 ... Square-spot Rustic
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2199 ... Common Wainscot
2297x . Copper Underwing agg.
2303 ... Straw Underwing
2341 ... Cloaked Minor
2243x . Common Rustic agg.
2353 ... Flounced Rustic
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
2441 ... Silver Y
2450 ... Spectacle

19th Aug 2013 .... Micros rule

Two good micros were recorded last night ....
Nephopterix angustella, new for garden

1465 ... Nephopterix angustella

... And, Gelechia senticetella ... year first

801a ... Gelichia senticetella

The Catch ...
0015 ... Orange Swift
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella
0697 ... Agonopterix arenella
801a ... Gelichia senticetella, ... Year first
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana
0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana
1113 ... Eudemis profundana
1261 ... Cydia pomonella
1305 ... Agriphila tristella
1309 ... Agriphila geniculea
1361 ... Pyrausta aurata
1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis
1465 ... Nephopterix angustella ... Garden first
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
1680 ... Maiden's Blush
1713 ... Riband Wave
1728 ... Garden Carpet
1738 ... Common Carpet
1742 ... Yellow Shell
1825 ... Lime-speck Pug ... x 5
1862 ... Double-striped Pug

1862 ... Double-striped Pug

1906 ... Brimstone Moth
1921 ... Scalloped Oak
1937 ... Willow Beauty
2007 ... Swallow Prominent

2007 ... Swallow Prominent

2061 ... Buff Ermine
2087 ... Turnip Moth
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2111 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2134 ... Square-spot Rustic
2145 ... The Nutmeg
2165 ... Small Ranunculus

2165 ... Small Ranunculus

2199 ... Common Wainscot
2269 ... Centre-barred Sallow
2293 ... Marbled Beauty
2297 ... Copper Underwing agg.
2299 ... Mouse Moth
2303 ... Straw Underwing
2343 ... Common Rustic agg.
2353 ... Flounced Rustic
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
2441 ... Silver Y
2450 ... The Spectacle

18th Aug 2013 ... Sallow, end of summer ?

Centre-barred Sallow, a nice splash of colour amongst the fading brown stuff.
I usually associate this moth with summers end, but at least we had one this year and it looks like continuing a while longer.
A noticeable absence this year has been Large Yellow Underwing, not sure if this is a national trend but there is a marked downfall in numbers this season.

2269 ... Centre-barred Sallow

Only the third Common Wainscot so far this year .....

2199 ... Common Wainscot

First Comma of the year for the garden ...

16th Aug 2013 ... Moth Catch

11.4 deg C clear
There are some tired looking moths coming to the traps now, lots of Straw Underwing, Copper Underwing, Common Rustic.
A new batch of Setaceous Hebrew Character are on the wing, as are the tiny Double-striped Pugs.
Nothing new on the macro scene but a few micros were potted up for ID, results later.
The Catch
0015 ... Orange Swift ... 4
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata ... 4
0411 ... Argyresthia goedartella ... 2
0424 ... Yponomeuta evonymella ... 3
0427 ... Yponomeuta cagnagella ... 1
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... 2
871a ... Oegoconia caradjai (to be confirmed)... Of the three Oegoconia species "caradjai" has proven to be the most common in the past and this one fits the bill although all three are present

Oegoconia  caradjai ... CONFIRMED gen det D. Manning

0873 ... Bryotropha adustella ... 2
0969 ... Pandemis corylana ... 1
0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... 6
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... 3
1048 ... Acleris variegana ... 3
1304 ... Agriphila straminella ... 2
1305 ... Agriphila tristella ... 4
1309 ... Agriphila geniculea ... 17
1333 ... Acentria ephemerella ... 2
1361 ... Pyrausta aurata ... 2
1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis ... 8
1497 ... Amblyptilia acanthadactyla ... 1
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... 8
1713 ... Riband Wave ... 1
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 1
1738 ... Common Carpet ... 4
1742 ... Yellow Shell ... 5
1781 ... Small Waved Umber ... 1
1816 ... Toadflax Pug ... 2
1825 ... Lime-speck Pug ... 4
1839 ... Bordered Pug ... 1
1862 ... Double-striped Pug ... 4
1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle ... 1
1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... 7
1913 ... Canary-shouldered Thorn ... 1
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 5
2047 ... Scarce Footman ... 1
2081 ... White-line Dart ... 1
2087 ... Turnip Moth ... 1
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... 38
2102 ... Flame Shoulder ... 4
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 3
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing ... 1
2111 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing ... 1
2112 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing ... 3
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... 4
2134 ... Square-spot Rustic ... 5
2293 ... Marbled Beauty ... 4
2297 ... Copper Underwing agg. ... 8
2303 ... Straw Underwing ... 23
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 2
2341 ... Cloaked Minor ... 3
2343 ... Common Rustic agg. ... 9
2353 ... Flounced Rustic ... 13
2384 ... Vine's Rustic ... 5
2441 ... Silver Y ... 16
2450 ... Spectacle ... 1
Plus a couple of Coleophora and Mompha types to be determined.