15th July 2014 ... micro boost

The conditions were perfect early evening.
Warm, humid with cloud cover, prompting the micro moths to take flight in droves.
But the sky cleared and a big waning moon lit up the garden, the temperature fell from 19 deg down to 13 and the expected huge haul of macro moths didn't happen, in fact the micros outnumbered macros for the first time I can remember.
Of the macros, the pick of the crop were Dusky Sallow, Campion, Small Ranunculus, Buff-tip and Maiden's Blush.
45+ micros were logged with 6 being added to the year list including one site first.
411 ARGYRESTHIA GOEDARTELLA

945 AETHES CNICANA

216 NEMAPOGON CLOACELLA

273 BUCCULATRIX THORACELLA

147 NEMOPHORA METALLICA

1245 GRAPHOLITA JANTHINANA

all to be confirmed
Nemophora metallica is a site first after confirmation

25th July 2011...

Minimun overnight temperature; 12.6 deg
A warm, calm night with a hint of humidity raised the catch numbers.
100 plus macros were recorded with the bulk (40) being Shuttle-shaped Darts.
c50 micros.
A year first Copper Underwing agg. and two year first micros were added but just one worn Heart and Dart in the trap, which dominated the catch before the S-s Dart invasion.
The Catch:-
Micros
1 x Cydia pomonella
3 x Hypsopygia costalis
4 x Endotricha flammealis
2 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 x Agonopterix alstromeriana


AGONOPTERIX ALSTROMERIANA

4 x Agapeta hamana
9 x Chrysoteuchia culmella
5 x Crambus pascuella
2 x Yponomeuta evonymella
2 x Cnephasia agg.
1 x Pterophorus pentadactyla
1 x Epiblema foenella


EPIBLEMA FOENELLA

1 x Oegoconia spp.
2 x Bryotropha terrella
1 x Ypsolopha scabrella
1 x Catoptria pinella

CATOPTRIA PINELLA

1 x Yponomeuta malinellus
2 x Celypha striana
1 x Batia unitella
1 x Trachycera advenella FFY


TRACHYCERA ADVENELLA

1 x Pammene fasciana
2 x Pandemis cerasana
1 x Blastobasis lacticolella
1 x Aethes cnicana FFY


AETHES CNICANA

MACROS
4 x Cloaked Minor
2 x Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 x Scarce Footman
40 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
8 x Least Carpet
5 x Ruby Tiger
1 x Copper Underwing FFY


COPPER UNDERWING

3 x Marbled Beauty
1 x Poplar Grey
2 x Dwarf Cream Wave
1 x Common Footman
2 x Garden Carpet
6 x Common Rustic agg.
5 x Riband Wave
2 x Small Ranunculus


SMALL RANUNCULUS

1 x Nutmeg
4 x Yellow Shell
5 x Dark Arches
1 x Lime-speck Pug
1 x Willow Beauty
1 x Smoky Wainscot
1 x Dun-bar
1 x Large Yellow Underwing
1 x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 x Single-dotted Wave
1 x Bright-line Brown-eye
3 x Uncertain
1 x Double Square-spot
1 x Double-striped Pug
1 x Dot Moth
TOTALS
To be added. Awaiting ID checks