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

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

21st Aug '12 .. Late summer doldrums

Nothing new in the garden for a few days despite the ideal conditions.
Plenty of brown moths that are starting to look very tired now.
The last 3 nights have seen literally thousands of Water Veneer, Acentria ephemerella, in the traps and hundreds of Horse Chestnut Leaf-miners, Cameraria ohridella.
The wine bet has almost reached "wave the white flag" levels as Capt. Trappings races away with a 15 macro species advantage.
One or two nice moths were recorded that were not so brown, but nothing to speed up the ticker.
Here's a few........

Toadflax Brocade, Calophasia lunula .. a Dells regular and very local.

Argyresthia goedartella

Beautiful Plume, Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Iron Prominent, Notodonta dromedarius. Unusually well marked

Poplar Hawk-moth, Laothoe populi. 21/08/12 ..  A latecomer

Lesser Swallow Prominent, Pheosia gnoma

Nutmeg, Discestra trifolii

23rd July 2012 ...Garden Traps and gen. det. results

Overnight low 12.5 deg, light breeze, warm
Thanks to David Manning, our VC30 micro recorder for the late June/early July gen. det. results.
8 new species of micro were added to the garden site list which now stands at 226 micro species since 2010 when I began keeping micro records....
0216 Nemapogon cloacella
0644 Borkhausenia fuscescens
0870 Oegoconia quadripuncta
0871 Oegoconia deauratella
871a Oegoconia caradjai was ID'd earlier, giving The Dells a full house.
1021 Cnephasia asseclana
1023 Cnephasia genitalana
1047 Acleris schalleriana
1259 Cydia fagiglandana
Thanks again Mr M !

23rd July
Garden Traps...
1...0161...Leopard Moth
1...0411...Argyresthia goedartella *year first (Below)

1...0424...Yponomeuta evonymella
1...0426...Yponomeuta malinellus *year first (Below)

Grey cilla....on the other side !

1......0523......Coleophora hemerobiella *year first
1......0642......Batia unitella
2......0647......Hofmannophila pseudospretella
3......0648......Endrosis sarcitrella
2......0658......Carcina quercana
10....0787......Bryotropha terrella
1......0937......Agapeta hamana
1......0964......Cochylis dubitana
2......0974......Argyrotaenia ljungiana
3......0985......Cacoecimorpha pronubana
3......1010......Ditula angustiorana
1......1036......Acleris forsskaleana
2......1063......Celypha striana
1......1113......Eudemis profundana *year first (Below)

1......1175......Epiblema (Notocelia) uddmanniana
1......1236......Pammene fasciana
3......1261......Cydia pomonella
6......1293......Chrysoteuchia culmella
4......1294......Crambus pascuella
2......1302......Crambus perlella
20+..1331......Acentria ephemerella
6......1334......Scoparia ambigualis
4......1344......Eudonia mercurella
2......1390......Udea prunalis
1......1413......Hypsopygia costalis
1......1417......Pyralis farinalis
10....1424......Endotricha flammealis
2......1428......Aphomia sociella
1......1439......Trachycera advenella
2......1474......Ephestia parasitella unicolorella
1......1481......Homoeosoma sinuella
2......1524......Emmelina monodactyla
1 Cnephasia spp
1 Oegoconia spp
2 Caloptilia spp probably rufipennella (tbc)
2......1673......Small Emerald
12....1699......Least Carpet
5......1705......Dwarf Cream Wave
1......1707......Small Dusty Wave
4......1713......Riband Wave
1......1724......Red Twin-spot Carpet *year first (Below)

3......1728......Garden Carpet
1......1738......Common Carpet
2......1742......Yellow Shell
1......1816......Toadflax Pug
1......1830......Wormwood Pug
2......1862......Double-striped Pug
1......1906......Brimstone Moth
1......1917......Early Thorn
2......1922......Swallow-tailed Moth
2......1937......Willow Beauty
2......2026......Vapourer
1......2031......White Satin Moth *year first (Below)

4......2047......Scarce Footman
6......2050......Common Footman
7......2061......Buff Ermine
2......2089......Heart & Dart
2......2092......Shuttle-shaped Dart
7......2107......Large Yellow Underwing
4......2109......Lesser Yellow Underwing
4......2110......Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
1......2111......Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2......2155......Dot Moth
3......2160......Bright-line Brown-eye
1......2165......Small Ranunculus
2......2193......Clay
1......2279......Sycamore
1......2280......Miller
1......2284x....Grey Dagger agg.
2......2293......Marbled Beauty
7......2321......Dark Arches
8......2341......Cloaked Minor
1......2349......Mere Wainscot
1......2352......Dusky Sallow *year first (Below)

6......2381......Uncertain
3......2441......Siver Y
3......2489......Fan-foot