10th May 2012...Micro-night

Overnight min. temp. 9 deg. strong gusting wind, warm.
Too windy, but the trap in the lee of the house pulled a half dozen micros.
Adela reaumurella was caught on one of the walls in the daytime.

0130 Incurvaria masculella Female 1
0150 Adela reaumurella Male 1, year first
0647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1
0649 Esperia sulphurella 1
0974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana 1
0986 Syndemis musculana 1, year first 
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 2
1342 Eudonia angustea 2
1524 Emmelina monodactyla  1
1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 1
2064 Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 4
2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa 1

Adela reaumurella

Syndemis musculana

27th April 2011...Cold weather returns

First things first...Happy Birthday Mum, 86 not out and going strong.....Mothwise, a little slow since the weather changed with temps at a kick above 3 degrees last night. On the night of the 26th I went to Home Wood with Captain Trappings for our monthly trap session and although some interseting species were caught (mostly carpets), the wind was blowing down the rides and it was much colder than the previous few nights, undoubtedly affecting numbers. The report will appear on Matts blog thetrappingsofsuccess.
A few new species have been added to the garden list after sorting out a few ID's.....ELACHISTA RUFOCINEREA 608, from 21st April

ADELA REAUMURELLA 150, 23rd April, the white patch is flash glare

Year first appearance for TURNIP MOTH 2087, 26th April

SWALLOW PROMINENT 2007, my 4th this year

Get used to it ! HEART & DART 2089, 27th April

5th 2011 record for SCALLOPED HAZEL 1920
93 garden species to date, 59 macro, 34 micro