6th June 2013 ... WEARETHECAMPIONS ...........

............. AND SO AM I ...

2166 ... The Campion ... Hadena rivularis

The Campion was one of a good selection of moths from last nights trapping. The temperature was a couple of degrees warmer than the previous two nights and that made the difference.
Two Setaceous Hebrew Characters were debutants for '13, as were Treble-bar, Tawny Marbled Minor, Green Pug and Common Carpet.
The micros are slowly stirring at last with 4 additions to the year list, one 3mm jobbie has yet to be identified.

2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... Xestia c-nigrum

1867 ... Treble-bar ... Aplocera plagiata

2339 ... Tawny Marbled Minor ... Oligia latruncula

874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella

1174 ... Notocelia cynosbatella  syn. Epiblema cynosbatella

229 ... Monopis obviella

1738 ... Common Carpet ... Epirrhoe alternata

The Green Pug did the "Frank Bough" in mid photo session, and the tiny micro is too much hassle without knocking it out first. Off to the micro recorder for ID on that one as it is probably a new species for the garden.
The Catch .....
Tiny micro for ID  ... 1
0229 ... Monopis obviella ... Yellow-backed Clothes Moth ... 1... YF
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata ... Triple-barred Argent ... 3
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella ... London Dowd ... 1 ... YF
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 2
1174 ... Epiblema (now Notocelia) cynosbatella ... Yellow-faced Bell ... 1 ... YF
1276 ... Dichrorampha plumbagana ... Silver-lined Drill ... 1 ... (netted by Louie)
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 3
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 4
1738 ... Common Carpet ... Epirrhoe alternata ... 1 ... YF
1819 ... Mottled Pug ... Eupithecia exiguata ... 1
1834 ... Common Pug ... Eupithecia vulgata ... 4 ... YF
1860 ... Green Pug ... Pasiphila rectangulata ... 1 ... YF
1867 ... Treble-bar ... Aplocera plagiata ... 1 ... YF
1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle ... Acasis viretata ... 1
1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 1
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia ... 1
2060 ... White Ermine ... Spilosoma lubricipeda ... 1
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... Agrotis exclamationis ... 2
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 3
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... Xestia c-nigrum ... 2 ... YF
2154 ... Cabbage Moth ... Mamestra brassicae ... 1
2166 ... Campion ... Hadena rivularis ... 1 ... YF
2278 ... Poplar Grey ... Acronicta megacephala ... 1
2279 ... Sycamore ... Acronicta aceris
2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... Apamea sordens ... 3
2380 ... Treble Lines ... Charanyca trigrammica ... 2
2384 ... Vine's Rustic ... Hoplodrina ambigua ... 1