Oh dear what can a matter be ....

... three old ladies etc ...
Well 5 Old Lady's actually, the most ever recorded in a single night in the garden.
The night of the 12th was calm, warm, humid and overcast, perfect conditions for moth trapping.
Around 120 species with half a dozen to be ID'd, but very few new ones for the year list.
In contrast, last night was much cooler with a fresh feel and a big near full moon poking through the sparse cloud cover.
A much lower species total but Barred Straw and Small Rivulet were added.
below ... 3 of the 5 Old Lady's

below
Cydia splendana

below, Pammene regiana
A site first and one I forgot to photograph, except for a poor "potshot"

Newbies on the 13th ...
Small Rivulet

Barred Straw

Chrysoesthia drurella
netted by grandson Louie.
Good catch, not many adults seen in the garden.

12th July 2013 ... Need a bigger trap !

This warm spell is certainly filling the traps ... I need a moth secretary for the two traps I am running, I may cut back to one.
Last nights haul :-
Quite a few micros potted up for later ID
0229 ... Monopis obviella
0424 ... Yponomeuta evonymella ... 4
0450 ... Scythropia crataegella
0640 ... Batia lunaris ... YF

0640 ... Batia lunaris

0642 ... Batia unitella
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... 2
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... 2
0658 ... Carcina quercana ... YF

0787 ... Bryotropha terrella ... 3
870/1a. Oegoconia agg ... 2
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella
0985 ... Cacoecimorpha pronubana ... 2
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana ... 8
1001 ... Lozotaeniodes formosanus ... 2
1020/4. Cnephasia agg. ... 4
1023 ... Tortrix viridana ... 8
1032 ... Aleimma loeflingiana ... 10

1063 ... Celypha striana ... 2
1076 ... Celypha lacunana
1115 ... Ancylis achatana
1175 ... Epiblema uddmanniana ... 3
1183 ... Epiblema foenella ... 2 ... YF

1183 ... Epiblema foenella

1273/ ... Dichrorampha sp
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella ... 4
1294 ... Crambus pascuella ... >10
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata ... 2
1390 ... Udea prunalis ... 2
1415 ... Orthopygia glaucinalis ... YF

1415 ... Orthopygia glaucinalis

1424 ... Endotricha flammealis ... 4
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... 5
1474 ... Ephestia unicolorella
1653 ... Buff Arches
1669 ... Common Emerald ... 2
1690 ... Small Blood-vein
1699 ... Least Carpet ... 8
1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave ... 3
1707 ... Small Dusty Wave
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot ... 3
1713 ... Riband Wave ... >10
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 4
1738 ... Commom Carpet
1742 ... Yellow Shell ... 2
1758 ... Barred Straw

1758 ... Barred Straw

1765 ... Barred Yellow
1813 ... Haworth's Pug

1813 ... Haworth's Pug

1827 ... Freyers Pug ... 2
1830 ... Wormwood Pug ... 2
1834 ... Common Pug ... 3
1837 ... Grey Pug
1839 ... Bordered Pug ... YF 

1840 ... Shaded Pug ... 2
1858 ... V-pug
1862 ... Double-striped Pug
1879 ... Clouded Border
1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth ... 3
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 3
1955 ... Common White Wave
1958 ... Clouded Silver ... 2
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth ... 3
1980 ... Eyed Hawk-moth
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth ... 2
1994 ... Buff-tip ... 2
1997 ... Sallow Kitten
2009 ... Maple Prominent ... 3
2050 ... Common Footman ... >30
2061 ... Buff Ermine ... 3
2069 ... Cinnabar
2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth ... 2
2088 ... Heart and Club ... 8
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... >20
2098 ... The Flame ... 6
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 3
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing ... 2
2155 ... Dot Moth ... 2
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 3
2164 ... Broad-barred White ... 2
2165 ... Small Ranunculus ... 2
2170 ... Varied Coronet ... 2
2192 ... Brown-line Bright-eye ... YF 

2192 ... Brown-line Bright-eye

2198 ... Smoky Wainscot ... 2

2198 ... Smoky Wainscot

2199 ... Common Wainscot ... 2

2199 ... Common Wainscot

2216 ... The Shark
2279 ... Sycamore ... 3
2280 ... The Miller ... 2
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 4
2321 ... Dark Arches ... >30
2322 ... Light Arches ... 2
2337/9. Marbled Minor agg ... 6
2341 ... Cloaked Minor ... 2
2343/a. Common Rustic agg.
2349 ... Mere Wainscot ... YF

2349 ... Mere Wainscot

2381 ... Uncertain ... >20
2382 ... Rustic ... 2
2387 ... Mottled Rustic ... 2
2441 ... Silver Y
2489 ... The Fan-foot ... 4

4th July 2013 ... Two Swallows, a summer doth make

Swallow-tailed Moth ....

1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth ... Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow Prominent of the Lesser kind ...

2006 ... Lesser Swallow Prominent ... Pheosia gnoma

4th July catch ...
0642 ... Batia unitella ... YF
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3
0905 ... Blastodacna hellerella ... Hawthorn Cosmet ... YF

0964 ... Cochylis dubitana
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana ... Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix ... YF

1010 ... Ditula angustiorana ... Red-barred Tortrix
1033 ... Tortrix viridana ... Green Oak Tortrix
1474 ... Ephestia unicolorella ... 3
1481 ... Homoesoma sinuella
1673 ... Small Emerald
1713 ... Riband Wave ... 2
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 2
1758 ... Barred Straw ... YF

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet
1817 ... Foxglove Pug
1834 ... Common Pug ... 6
1860 ... Green Pug
1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth ... YF
1931 ... Peppered Moth
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth
1992 ... Small Elephant Hawk-moth
1994 ... Buff-tip
2006 ... Lesser Swallow Prominent
2050 ... Common Footman ... 3
2061 ... Buff Ermine ... 2
2069 ... Cinnabar ... 2
2088 ... Heart and Club ... 6
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 20
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2098 ... The Flame ... 3
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 2
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing
2128 ... Double Square-spot ... 2
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye
2164 ... Broad-barred White ... 3
2170 ... Varied Coronet
2279 ... Sycamore
2280 ... Miller ... 2
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 4
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 4
2337/9. Marbled Minor agg. ... 4
2381 ... The Uncertain
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... 3
2441 ... Silver Y
2477 ... Snout
2489 ... Fan-foot ... 3
Plus 2 micros for ID.

8/9th July 2012 ... Garden traps latest

8th July ...

A year first Brown-line Bright-eye

9th July...
3 ... 0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 ... 0862 ... Dichomeris marginella, Juniper Webber, year first (Below)

4 ... 1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1 ... 1063 ... Celypha striana
2 ... 1261 ... Cydia pomonella
20+ 1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella
10+ 1294 ... Crambus pascuella
2 ... 1302 ... Crambus perlella
9 ... 1334 ... Scoparia ambigualis
1 ... 1338 ... Dipleurina lacustrata
1 ... 1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
2 ... 1390 ... Udea prunalis
3 ... 1421 ... Aglossa pinguinalis
5 ... 1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
3 ... 1428 ... Aphomia sociella
6 ... 1474 ... Ephestia parasitella
3 ... 1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
3 ... 1673 ... Small Emerald, year first, (Below)

1 ... 1690 ... Small Blood-vein
2 ... 1699 ... Least Carpet
3 ... 1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave
2 ... 1707 ... Small Dusty Wave
1 ... 1708 ... Single-dotted Wave
8 ... 1713 ... Riband Wave
2 ... 1728 ... Garden Carpet
1 ... 1758 ... Barred Straw, (Below)

1 ... 1825 ... Lime-speck Pug
3 ... 1862 ... Double-striped Pug
10+ Other Pugs... unidentified
1 ... 1867 ... Treble-bar
1 ... 1906 ... Brimstone Moth
2 ... 1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth
1 ... 1931 ... Peppered Moth
5 ... 1937 ... Willow Beauty
1 ... 1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth, (Below)

1 ... 1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth
3 ... 1994 ... Buff-tip
5 ... 2047 ... Scarce Footman
20+ 2050 ... Common Footman, (Below)

3 ... 2061 ... Buff Ermine
1 ... 2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth
2 ... 2088 ... Heart & Club
3 ... 2089 ... Heart & Dart
3 ... 2098 ... Flame
2 ... 2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
1 ... 2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 ... 2128 ... Double Square-spot
1 ... 2144 ... Broad-barred White
1 ... 2154 ... Cabbage Moth
1 ... 2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye
1 ... 2173 ... Lychnis (Below)

1 ... 2278 ... Poplar Grey
3 ... 2284x . Grey Dagger agg.
1 ... 2318 ... Dun-bar, year first, (Below)

15 . 2321 ... Dark Arches
1 ... 2322 ... Light Arches
3 ... 2337x . Marbled Minor agg
3 ... 2341 ... Cloaked Minor
1 ... 2343x . Common Rustic agg, year first (Below)

20+ . 2381x . Uncertain/Rustic
3 ... 2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
3 ... 2441 ... Silver Y
2 ... 2477 ... Snout
3 ... 2489 ... Fan-foot

28th June 2012 ... Garden Traps

The strong wind last night probably blew this Barred Straw my way.....l

Traps:-

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1

0787 Bryotropha terrella 1

0937 Agapeta hamana 1

0994 Clepsis consimilana 1

0998 Epiphyas postvittana 1

1063 Celypha striana 2

1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 5

1294 Crambus pascuella 4

1344 Eudonia mercurella 1

1421 Aglossa pinguinalis 1

1428 Aphomia sociella 2

1474 Ephestia parasitella 1

1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1

1634 Lackey 2, year first (Below)

1705 Dwarf Cream Wave 1

1758 Barred Straw 1, year first

1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1

1834 Common Pug 1

1867 Treble Bar 1

1906 Brimstone Moth 3

1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 1

1937 Willow Beauty 3

1976 Privet Hawk-moth 1

1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 1

1994 Buff-tip 1

2011 Pale Prominent 1

2050 Common Footman 3

2061 Buff Ermine 1

2087 Turnip Moth 7

2088 Heart & Club 10

2089 Heart & Dart 12

2098 Flame 1

2107 Large Yellow Underwing 1

2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1, (Below)

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1

2147 Shears 1

2165 Small Ranunculus 1, (Below)

2166 Campion 1

2279 Sycamore 1

2283/4 Grey Dagger agg. 3

2321 Dark Arches 18

2322 Light Arches 2

2333 Large Nutmeg 4

2381 Uncertain 8

2389 Pale Mottled Willow 1

2489 Fan-foot 2

6th June 2011....Argy bargy, new county micro

Star moth from last nights garden trapping was undoubtedly this Argyresthia cupressella 409b. Originating in Western United States and first noted here in 1997. This is the first VC30 record. Many thanks to county micro recorder David Manning for confirming the ID and the information on the species. A garden first Hawthorn Moth, Scythropia crataegella 0450 ALEIMMA LOEFLINGIANA 1032 caught at 10.32 coincidentally ! EUDONIA MERCURELLA 1344....... year first visitor ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH 1991.... year first record Caught using the "laid back" method, a Timothy Tortrix.

APHELIA PALEANA 0989 My second BARRED STRAW 1758 6th June :-

2 x Buff Ermine

29 x Heart & Dart

3 x Marbled Minor agg.

1 x Riband Wave

1 x Common Emerald

1 x Green Silver-lines

2 x Grey Dagger agg.

2 x Turnip Moth

2 x Dark Arches

1 x Elephant Hawk-moth * year first

1 x Scalloped Hazel

1 x Barred Straw

1 x Garden Carpet

2 x The Flame

1 x The Snout

3 x Mottled Rustic

1 x Brimstone Moth

1 x Common Footman

3 x Cinnabar

1 x Peppered Moth

6 x Large Nutmeg

4 x Willow Beauty

1 x The Miller

8 x Uncertain

1 x Brown Rustic

1 x Small Dusty Wave

3 x Double-striped Pug

3 x Common or Grey Pug ( I really can't tell them apart )

4 x Emmelina monodactyla

2 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella

3 x Aphemia sociella

4 x Ephestia parasitella

1 x Epiphyas postvittana

1 x Aleimma loeflingiana * year first

1 x Aphelia paleana

1 x Evergestis forficalis

1 x Crambus perlella * year first

1 x Celypha striana

1 x Ditula angustiorana

2 x Eurrypara hortulata

1 x Argyresthia cupressella *** VC30 County first

1 x Eudonia mercurella * year first

3 x Chrysoteuchia culmella

1 x Crambus pascuella

4 x Bryotropha tedella

2 x Pempeliella dilutella

1 x Blastodacna hellerella

1 x Scythropia crataegella * garden first

Garden running total :

222 species.....131 macro, 91 micro

29th June.. The Dells Garden

Warmer ! No wind, Perfect ! 50 plus species trapped or on nearby walls in just the one Skinner last night. Surprisingly there were no Elephant Hawkmoths for the first night in a while.
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CLOUDED BORDER

One of 4 baby hedgehogs, born in my compost heap and doing well on the many slugs in my garden. Have to be careful where I step when checking the traps as I normally go barefoot !

LARGE EMERALD a garden first

LITTLE EMERALD........ year first oops, strike that, it has been ID'd as a worn "Common" that has lost its check pattern on the wing edges............Thanks Melissa.

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COMMON EMERALD.

BARRED STRAW garden first Results :-

20+ Common Footman

10+ Heart & Dart

10+ Flame

10+ Willow Beauty

10+ Dark Arches

10+ Light Arches

5+ Mottled Rustic

5+ Scarce Footman

5+ Uncertain

5 Grey/Dark Dagger

5 Swallow-tailed Moth

4 Large Yellow Underwing

3 Dot Moth

3 Treble Brown-spot

3 Garden Carpet

3 Peppered Moth

2 Miller

2 Sycamore

2 Least Carpet

2 Buff Arches

2 Privet Hawkmoth

2 Toadflax Pug

2 Green Pug
Barred Straw

Lackey

Limespeck Pug

Turnip Moth

Heart and Club

Green Silver-lines

Common Emerald x 2

Varied Coronet

Brimstone Moth

Snout

Fan-foot

Clouded Border

Flame Shoulder

Set. Hebrew Character

Large Emerald

Clouded Silver

Small Blood-vein

Small Dusty Wave

Dun-bar

Marbled Beauty

Plus unID'd Pugs and 20+ Marbled Minoe aggs.