28th July 2013 .... Drinks are on me

The second ever record for Drinker in the garden trap ...

1640 ... The Drinker ... Euthrix potatoria

Trap results 28th July ...
0263 ... Lyonetia clerkella
0284 ... Caloptilia rufipennella
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata
0411 ... Argyresthia goedartella ... YF

411 ... Argyresthia goedartella

0424 ... Yponomeuta evonymella
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella
0658 ... Carcina quercana
0787 ... Bryotropha terrella
0898 ... Limnaecia phragmitella ... YF

898 ... Limnaecia phragmitella

0937 ... Agapeta hamana
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana
0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1063 ... Celypha striana
1048 ... Acleris variegana
1169 ... Gypsonoma dealbana ... YF

1169 ... Gypsonoma dealbana

1201 ... Eucosma cana ... YF
1205 ... Spilonota ocellana ... Bud Moth ... YF

1205 ... Spilonota ocellana

1294 ... Crambus pascuella
1302 ... Crambus perlella
1304 ... Agriphila straminella
1313 ... Catoptria pinella ... YF

1313 ... Catoptria pinella

1344 ... Eudonia mercurella
1361 ... Pyrausta aurata
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
1390 ... Udea prunalis
1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis
1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
1439 ... Trachycera advenella
1452 ... Phycita roborella
1481 ... Homoeosoma sinuella
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
1637 ... Oak Eggar
1640 ... The Drinker ... YF
1699 ... Least Carpet
1708 ... Single-dotted Wave
1713 ... Riband Wave
1732 ... Shaded Broad-bar
1742 ... Yellow Shell
1777 ... July Highflyer
1781 ... Small Waved Umber
1816 ... Toadflax Pug
1830 ... Wormwood Pug
1841 ... Yarrow Pug
1906 ... Brimstone Moth
1917 ... Early Thorn
1921 ... Scalloped Oak
2000 ... Iron Prominent
2019 ... Chocolate-tip

2019 ... Chocolate-tip ... 2nd generation

2047 ... Scarce Footman
2061 ... Buff Ermine
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2098 ... The Flame
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2128 ... Double Square-spot
2145 ... The Nutmeg
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2155 ... Dot Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye
2193 ... The Clay
2198 ... Smoky Wainscot
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg.
2293 ... Marbled Beauty
2299 ... Mouse Moth ... YF

2299 ... Mouse Moth

2306 ... Angle Shades
2321 ... Dark Arches
2341 ... Cloaked Minor
2343 ... Common Rustic agg.
2349 ... Mere Wainscot
2352 ... Dusky Sallow
2353 ... Flounced Rustic ... YF

2353 ... Flounced Rustic

2381 ... Uncertain
2382 ... Rustic
2441 ... Silver Y
2469 ... The Herald
2477 ... The Snout

25/26th July 2013 .... Garden species list

25th July, Selection ...

The Wormwood ... YF

Oak Eggar

Svensson's Copper Underwing ... YF

Toadflax Brocade

Peppered Moth in cop.

Dun-bar

Small Ranunculus

Dioryctria abietella ... YF

Sallow Kitten

26th July, species list
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata
0424 ... Yponomeuta evonymella
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0658 ... Carcina quercana
0877 ... Stathmopoda pedella ... YF

877 ...Stathmopoda pedella

0905 ... Blastodacna hellerella
0964 ... Cochylis dubitana
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana
0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1063 ... Celypha striana
1236 ... Pammene fasciana ... YF

1236 ... Pammene fasciana

1292 ... Calamotropha paludella ... YF

1292 ... Calamotropha paludella

1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella
1294 ... Crambus pascuella
1304 ... Agriphila straminella
1305 ... Agriphila tristella ... YF

1305 ... Agriphila tristella

1328 ... Schoenobius gigantella , Male
1348 ... Parapoynx stratiotata
1350 ... Nymphula stagnata
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
1378 ... Phlyctaenia coronata
1390 ... Udea prunalis
1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis
1415 ... Orthopygia glaucinalis
1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
1637 ... Oak Eggar
1690 ... Small Blood-vein
1699 ... Least Carpet
1708 ... Single-dotted Wave
1713 ... Riband Wave
1738 ... Common Carpet
1781 ... Small Waved Umber
1803 ... Small Rivulet
1839 ... Bordered Pug
1858 ... V-pug
1917 ... Early Thorn
1921 ... Scalloped Oak
1931 ... Peppered Moth
1937 ... Willow Beauty
1978 ... Pine Hawk-moth
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth
1994 ... Buff-tip
2029 ... Brown-tail
2030 ... Yellow-tail
2031 ... White Satin Moth
2047 ... Scarce Footman
2050 ... Common Footman
2061 ... Buff Ermine
2064 ... Ruby Tiger
2069 ... Cinnabar
2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth
2089 ... Heart and Dart
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2098 ... The Flame
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2111 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2128 ... Double Square-spot
2145 ... Nutmeg
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2155 ... Dot Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye
2164 ... Broad-barred White
2165 ... Small Ranunculus
2166 ... Campion
2192 ... Brown-line Bright-eye
2193 ... Clay
2198 ... Smoky Wainscot
2278 ... Poplar Grey
2280 ... Miller
**** ... Grey Dagger agg.
2293 ... Marbled Beauty
2298 ... Svensson's Copper Underwing
2319 ... Lunar-spotted Pinion
2321 ... Dark Arches
2322 ... Light Arches
**** ... Uncertain/Rustic agg
**** ... Marbled Minor agg.
2341 ... Cloaked Minor
2349 ... Mere Wainscot
2352 ... Dusky Sallow
2387 ... Mottled Rustic
**** ... Common Rustic agg
2441 ... Silver Y
2450 ... Spectacle.
2469 ... Herald

23/24th July ... Mega tick Moth plus prickly Thorn ID

I'm waiting for a reply from our County recorders, holidaying in Wales or MonMOTHshire (suit yourself !) but this could be only the 3rd county record for Tree-lichen Beauty
A Dark Sword-grass and an increase in Silver Y moths indicates that a look-out for an exotic migrant might be on the cards given the current warm southerlies.
 A nice addition to my garden list .......

2292 ... Tree-lichen Beauty ...  Cryphia algae

Best of the Rest ....
Dark Sword-grass ... 23rd July
Ypsolopha sequella .... Pied Smudge ... Year first,  23rd July

462 ... Ypsolopha sequella, .. Pied Smudge

24th July ... in no particular order
20+...Least Carpet
3 ..... Single-dotted Wave
6 ..... Marbled Beauty
10+...Common Footman
10+...Scarce Footman
4 ..... Flame
40 ... Dark Arches
2 ..... Yellow Shell
2 ..... Lesser Yellow Underwing
30+...Riband Wave
1 ..... Ruby Tiger
8 ..... Bright-line Brown-eye
1 ..... Bordered White

1954 ... Bordered White

5 ..... Dusky Sallow
1 ..... Tree-lichen Beauty ... garden first
4 ..... Silver Y
1 ..... Cabbage Moth
2 ..... Brimstone Moth
20+ ..Uncertain/Rustic agg
3 ..... Double Square-spot
1 ..... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
10+ . Cloaked Minor
4 ..... Marbled Minor agg.
2 ..... Small Dusty Wave
1 ..... Pebble Hook-tip
2 ..... Smoky Wainscot
2 ..... Mere Wainscot
1 ..... Dark Umber ... year first

1792 ... Dark Umber ... Philereme transversata

1 ..... Large Yellow Underwing
1 ..... Common White Wave
2 ..... Nutmeg
1 ..... Clouded Border
2 ..... V-pug
3 ..... Double-striped Pug
2 ..... Small Fan-footed Wave
3 ..... Small Rivulet

1803 ... Small Rivulet ... Perizoma alchemillata

2 ..... Swallow-tailed Moth
5 ..... Buff Ermine
1 ..... Small Emerald
6 ..... Heart and Dart
2 ..... Shuttle-shaped Dart
1 ..... Fan-foot
4 ..... Willow Beauty
1 ..... Mottled Beauty
1 ..... Straw Underwing ... year first

2303 ... Straw Underwing ... Thalpophila matura

5 ..... Dot Moth
1 ..... Burnished Brass
3 ..... Peppered Moth
1 ..... Buff-tip
2 ..... Small Blood-vein
2 ..... Scalloped Oak
5 ..... Light Arches
3 ..... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2 ..... Small Waved Umber
4 ..... Mottled Rustic
4 ..... Clay
9 ..... Common Rustic agg
3 ..... Grey Dagger agg
2 ..... Chinese Character
2 ..... Yarrow Pug ... year first  

1841 ... Yarrow Pug ... Eupithecia millefoliata

2 ..... Wormwood Pug
1 ..... Large Twin-spot Carpet
1 ..... Early Thorn
1 ..... Nut-tree Tussock
1 ..... Toadflax Pug
1 ..... Small Ranunculus
2 ..... Broad-barred White
2 ..... Bordered Pug
1 ..... Brown-line Bright eye
1 ..... Campion
2 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth
2 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth
2 ... Batia unitella ... Golden-brown Tubic
4 ... Ditula angustiorana ... Red-barred Tortrix
2 ... Clepsis consimilana ... Privet Tortrix
2 ... Pandemis heparana ... Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix
6 ... Phlyctaenia coronata ... Elder Pearl
3 ... Nymphula stagnata ... Beautiful China-mark ... year first

1350 ... Nymphula stagnata .. Beautiful China-mark

2 ... Pterophorus pentadactyla ... White Plume Moth
3 ... Pleuroptya ruralis ... Mother of Pearl
1 ... Aleimma loeflingiana ... Yellow Oak Button ( Anyone seen a yellow oak ? )
2 ... Acleris forsskaleana ... Maple Button
3 ... Dichomeris marginata ... Juniper Webber
10+ Chrysoteuchia culmella ... Garden Grass-veneer
10+ Crambus pascuella ... Grass-veneer
5 ... Agriphila straminella ... Pearl Veneer
2 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... Heather Tortrix
3 ... Cochylis dubitana ... Little Conch
1 ... Epiblema uddmanniana ... Bramble Shoot Moth
10+ Endotricha flammealis ... Rosy Tabby
5 ... Eudonia mercurella ... Small Grey
10+ Yponomeuta evonymella ... Bird-cherry Ermine
2 ... Oegoconia spp
1 ... Cydia pomonella ... Codling Moth
2 ... Orthopygia glaucinalis ... Double-striped Tabby
1 ... Aglossa pinguinalis ... Large Tabby
3 ... Alucita hexadactyla ... Twenty-plume Moth
7 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume
1 ... Eurrhypara hortulata ... Small Magpie
1 ... Helcystogramma rufescens ... Orange Crest
1 ... Trachycera advenella ... Grey Knot-horn
1 ... Carcina quercana ... Long-horned Flat-body
1 ... Blastobasis lacticolella ... London Dowd
2 ... Blastobasis adustella ... Dingy Dowd
6 ... Cnephasia spp
1 ... Crambus perlella ... Yellow Satin Veneer
1 ... Argyresthia pruniella ... Cherry Fruit Moth
2 ... Cameraria ohridella ... Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner
1 ... Udea prunalis ... Dusky Pearl
1 ... Epiblema foenella ... White-foot Bell
1 ... Agapeta hamana ... Hook-marked Straw Moth
PLUS a few potted micros for ID
Also a beaten up moth that looks like a male Oak Eggar ?

And a Thorn .... Is this a second generation Purple ?

22nd July 2013 ... New for year moths

Work commitments means no time to sort out trap contents, so just a few new ones for the year list ...

1816 ... Toadflax Pug ... Eupithecia linariata

427 ... Spindle Ermine ... Yponomeuta cagnagella

1648 ... Pebble Hook-tip ... Drepana falcataria

A Herald wasn't expected, although it was a little beaten up, and a third Schoenobius gigantella was in the trap.
36 Riband Wave is an all time high.

21st July 2013 ... New macro ... Small Scallop

1712 ... Small Scallop, Idaea emarginata, new for The Dells garden

1712 ... Idaea emarginata ... Small Scallop

2319 ... Lunar-spotted pinion ... YF

2319 ... Cosmia pyralina ... Lunar-spotted Pinion

20th July 2013 ... Moth catch highlights

The traps are full of "brown stuff" at the mo.
Lots of Dark Arches, I've stopped counting them, I weigh them, Heart n Clart, Uncertain/Rustic, Common Rustic, Mottled Rustic.
Shuttle-shaped Dart numbers are slowly increasing, Common and Scarce Footman are everywhere as are Bird Cherry Ermine and Endotricha flammealis.
Pick of the crop ....
1637 ... Oak Eggar .................

A new micro for the garden ... Helcystogramma rufescens

868 ... Helcystogramma rufescens
Garden first

2425 ... Nut-tree Tussock

2352 ... Dusky Sallow, Year first

862 ... Dichomeris marginella ... Year first

1380 ... Phlyctaenia perlucidalis ... Year first

2377 ... Fen Wainscot ... Year first

1651 ... Chinese Character

2165 ... Small Ranunculus
2164 ... Broad-barred White
2306 ... Angle Shades
1917 ... Early Thorn
1958 ... Clouded Silver
1887 ... Clouded Border
1921 ... Scalloped Oak
1726 ... Large Twin-spot Carpet
2450 ... Spectacle
1690 ... Small Blood-vein
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2192 ... Brown-line Bright-eye
2145 ... Nutmeg
2193 ... Clay
2031 ... White Satin Moth
366a ... Cameraria ohridella

Three year first Butterflys (today 21 st )
Common Blue
Small Skipper

Gatekeeper

19th July 2013 ... Moth species list

100+ species recorded and several micro moths for our county recorder to ID.

0161 ... Leopard Moth

161 ... Leopard Moth

0424 ... Yponomeuta evonymella
0464 ... Plutella xylostella
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0658 ... Carcina quercana
0787 ... Bryotropha terrella
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella
0965 ... Cochylis hybridella

965 ... Cochylis hybridella

0970 ... Pandemis cerasana
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana
1001 ... Lozotaeniodes formosana
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1011 ... Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
1032 ... Aleimma loeflingiana
1036 ... Acleris forsskaleana
1048 ... Acleris variegana ... YF

1048 ... Acleris variegana

1261 ... Cydia pomonella
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella
1294 ... Crambus pascuella
1304 ... Agriphila straminella
1328 ... Schoenibius gigantella
1331 ... Acentria ephemerella
1344 ... Eudonia mercurella
1371 ... Sitochroa verticalis
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
1378 ... Phlyctaenia coronata
1390 ... Udea prunalis
1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis
1415 ... Orthopygia glaucinalis
1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
1428 ... Aphomia sociella
1495 ... Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
1634 ... The Lackey
1637 ... Oak Eggar ... YF

1637 ... Oak Eggar

1673 ... Small Emerald
1690 ... Small Blood-vein
1699 ... Least Carpet
1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave
1708 ... Single-dotted Wave
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot
1713 ... Riband Wave
1728 ... Garden Carpet
1732 ... Shaded Broad-bar
1742 ... Yellow Shell
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet
1777 ... July Highflyer
1781 ... Small Waved Umber
1830 ... Wormwood Pug
1834 ... Common Pug
1839 ... Bordered Pug
1858 ... V-pug
1862 ... Double-striped Pug
1906 ... Brimstone Moth
1917 ... Early Thorn
1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth
1931 ... Peppered Moth
1937 ... Willow Beauty
1941 ... Mottled Beauty
1961 ... Light Emerald
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth
1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth
1958 ... Clouded Silver
2007 ... Swallow Prominent
2026 ... Vapourer
2029 ... Brown-tail
2030 ... Yellow-tail
2031 ... White Satin Moth
2047 ... Scarce Footman
2050 ... Common Footman
2061 ... Buff Ermine
2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth
2088 ... Heart and Club
2089 ... Heart and Dart
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2098 ... The Flame
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2128 ... Double Square-spot
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye
2164 ... Broad-barred White
2173 ... Lychnis
2192 ... Brown-line Bright-eye
2193 ... Clay
2278 ... Poplar Grey
2279 ... Sycamore
2280 ... The Miller
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg.
2300 ... Old Lady
2318 ... Dun-bar
2321 ... Dark Arches
2322 ... Light Arches
2337/9. Marbled Minor agg.
2341 ... Cloaked Minor
2349 ... Mere Wainscot
2381 ... Uncertain/Rustic agg.
2387 ... Mottled Rustic
2489 ... Fan-foot