Garden Moths latest 25th t0 27th June

It's been a bit of a job keeping up with the records since the long overdue warm spell, the traps have been very busy and work commitments etc etc.
So I will list the year "newbies" since the last posting on 24th June

25th June ... singletons unless stated.
0658 Carcina quercana
0765 Teleiodes vulgella

BF 765 ... Teleiodes vulgella

1011 Pseudargyrotaenia conwagana
1033 Tortrix viridana

BF 1033 ... Tortrix viridana

1378 Phlyctaenia coronata
1424 Endotricha flammealis
1690 Small Blood-vein

BF 1690 ... Small Blood-vein

1765 Barred Yellow
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth

26th June
0719 Ethmia quadrillella

BF 719 ... Ethmia quadrillella

1034 Spatalistis bifasciana x 3, all netted at dusk. First garden record.

BF 1034 ... Ditula angustiorana (worn)

1956 Common Wave

BF 1956 ... Common Wave

2341 Cloaked Minor, x 2

BF 2341 ... Cloaked Minor

2434 Burnished Brass

BF 2434 ... Burnished Brass

27th June
0642 Batia unitella, (now Crassa unitella)
1020 Cnephasia stephensiana (10.5 mm length)
1904 Scorched Wing

BF 1904 ... Scorched Wing

1954 Bordered White

BF 1954 ... Bordered White

2009 Maple Prominent

BF 2009 ... Maple Prominent

2385 Small Mottled Willow, garden first record

BF 2385 ... Small Mottled Willow

1st June 2014 .. Moth latest

The highlight of the day was during a nice sunny spell at 12.15pm when a Hummingbird Hawkmoth was observed feeding on a clump of Centranthus in the front garden.
No pics but unmistakable.
It stayed for about 5 mins before flitting off to feed on one of the self seeding plants that grow along my street and adjoining gardens.
Below ....
Centranthus, Red Valerian, a good plant for Hummers that flower before the Buddleia, another good bet for a Hummer

New additions to the garden year list :-
Dichrorampha acuminatana

Argyresthia pruniella

Cnephasia sp to be ID'd

Clouded Silver

Varied Coronet

Grey Pug

Burnished Brass

25th June 2013 ... Warming up again.... Burnished Brass

8,5 deg minimum, but warm for most of the evening. Moth count rising again.
Burnished Brass and Common Rustic (agg)  both new for year.

409a .. Argyresthia trifasciata ... Triple-barred Argent ... 1
0647 .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth ... 3
0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 2
0697 .. Agonopterix arenella ... Brindled Flat-body ... 1
0808 .. Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling ... 1
0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 1
1334 .. Scoparia ambigualis ... Common Grey ... 1
1342 .. Eudonia angustea ... Narrow-winged Grey ... 1
1356 .. Evergestis forficalis ... Garden Pebble ... 1
1428 .. Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 1
1474 .. Ephestia unicolorella ssp woodiella ... False Cacao Moth ... 4

1481 .. Homoeosoma sinuella ... Twin-barred Knot-horn ... 1
1261 .. Cydia pomonella ... Codling Moth ... 1
1654 .. Figure of 80
1711 .. Treble Brown Spot ... 1
1728 .. Garden Carpet ... 4
1738 .. Common Carpet ... 1
1769 .. Spruce Carpet ... 2
1827 .. Freyer's Pug ... 3

1834 .. Common Pug ... 2
1937 .. Willow Beauty ... 7
1958 .. Clouded Silver ... 1
1976 .. Privet Hawk-moth ... 2
1991 .. Elephant Hawk-moth ... 1
1994 .. Buff-tip ...1
2000 .. Iron Prominent ... 1
2050 .. Common Footman ... 3
2061 .. Buff Ermine ... 1
2069 .. Cinnabar ... 1
2089 .. Heart and Dart ... 13
2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart ... 2
2098 .. The Flame ... 1
2160 .. Bright-line Brown-eye ... 1
2164 .. Broad-barred White ... 1
2170 .. Varied Coronet ... 1
2223 .. Toadflax Brocade ... 2
2279 .. Sycamore ... 2
2283/4 Dark/Grey Dagger agg ... 3
2306 .. Angle Shades ... 1
2321 .. Dark Arches ... 1
2333 .. Large Nutmeg ... 3
2337/9 Marbled Minor agg ... 3
2343/a Common Rustic agg. ... 1 ... YF

2343/2343a ... Common Rustic (agg.)

2387 .. Mottled Rustic ... 1
2434 .. Burnished Brass ... 1 ... YF

2450 .. Spectacle ... 1
2469 .. Fan-foot ... 1

21st Oct. 2012 ...Foul night, new garden macro !

Early rain eased to a misty drizzle for the night but still a good variety of moths about, including a year first November Moth (agg) and a garden first Juniper Carpet.
Thanks Captain Trappings (Matt) for spotting it straight away, and Beds county recorder Melissa Banthorpe for the confirmation.
There are a lot of ornamental coniferous trees in the nearby gardens which may explain its presence.......

Juniper Carpet, Thera juniperata a Dells garden first.

Trap results:-
1 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
2 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 .. 1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet

Common Marbled Carpet, Chloroclysta truncata

1 .. 1771 .. Juniper Carpet, garden first
1 .. 1795X November Moth agg. year first (below)

1 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
1 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
4 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 .. 2237 .. Grey Shoulder-knot
1 .. 2259 .. Dark Chestnut
1 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic
1 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow
1 .. 2434 .. Burnished Brass, (below)

20th Oct

Two Acleris moths, one from my trap and one from a friends house, a mile and a half away, that flew in as I walked in the front door....
.... both Acleris schalleriana I reckon but I will get confirmation....

1) From my trap

2) From my mate Sam's hallway ceiling !

15th Sept 2012 .... Garden Traps

The traps held no surprises this morning, still plenty of tired looking Yellow Underwings and other brown creatures.
A fresh looking Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing was noted just as I thought they had given up this year.
The desert of brown had the odd oasis, Brimstone Moth, Garden and Common Marbled Carpets and a Burnished Brass.
I'm not sure of the status of Burnished Brass to date as there appears to be strong evidence of a split, so maybe Cryptic Burnished Brass, as some are calling it, will soon be appearing on records.
If anyone has any comments on this....feel free.
Nothing seems to be Cryptic about this one.....

Common Marbled Carpet, for the past few years have all been the version with the big orangey red blotch on the forewing, but this year they have given way to the darker forms......Pic very much brightened to show pattern.

Moth Trappers favourites.....
Caddis Flies !
Not so many now but my traps get full of them during the elusive Summer,,, not a clue what species this is, but I may "get into them" someday, even though ID is a mare with some species and gen det is required.

25th Aug 2012 ... Small consolation

A Small Square-spot was the first macro to be added to the year list since a superb Vestal on the 18th Aug.

Last nights trap results were a little lower as I was at the Trappings household devouring hot curry and quaffing red wine so no patrols of the traps, and after two bottles of red...who cares ?

  5 .. 0015 .. Orange Swift
  2 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
  2 .. 1776 .. Green Carpet
  1 .. 1830 .. Wormwood Pug
  2 .. 1862 .. Double-striped Pug
  1 .. 1867 .. Treble-bar

  2 .. 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
  3 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
  1 .. 2087 .. Turnip Moth
25 .. 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
20 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
  2 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
  2 .. 2110 .. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
  2 .. 2123 .. Small Square-spot *year first...oops ! Well spotted Andy Grimsey...this is NOT a Small Square-spot...Problem is, I haven't got pics of the other, nor pics of the one on 29th Aug so I will lose this one for now. Just to play safe...
Square-spot Rustic

25 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
  6 .. 2134 .. Square-spot Rustic
  1 .. 2199 .. Common Wainscot
  2 .. 2284x  Grey Dagger agg.
  3 .. 2293 .. Marbled Beauty
  2 .. 2297 .. Copper Underwing
  2 .. 2303 .. Straw Underwing
  1 .. 2306 .. Angle Shades
  2 .. 2334 .. Burnished Brass

  2 .. 2343x  Common Rustic agg.
18 .. 2353 .. Flounced Rustic
22 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic
  2 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow
  4 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
  1 .. 1305 .. Agriphila tristella
27 .. 1309 .. Agriphila geniculea
  1 .. 1331 .. Acentria ephemerella
  3 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
  1 .. 1405 .. Pleuroptya ruralis
  1 .. 1417 .. Pyralis farinalis
  4 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla

24th June 2012 .. It's Miller time

Overnight low ... 9.4 deg. light breeze, DRY !
Looks like the next few nights are going to be good before the rain and wind return.
Garden Traps:-
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 5
0787 Bryotropha terrella 3
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 2
1428 Aphomia sociella 2
1474 Ephestia parasitella 6
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1713 Riband Wave 1
1728 Garden Carpet 2
1834 Common Pug 2
1906 Brimstone Moth 1
1937 Willow Beauty 12
2069 Cinnabar 1
2089 Heart & Dart 6
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2098 Flame 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 1
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 1, year first
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 Shears 1, year first
2154 Cabbage Moth 1
2280 Miller 1, year first (Below)

2284 Grey Dagger agg. 1
2321 Dark Arches 7
2333 Large Nutmeg 4
2337 Marbled Minor agg.
2389 Pale Mottled Willow 3
2434 Burnished Brass 1, year first (Below)

2477 Snout 2, year first (Below)

21st June....Cream of the Crop

The gusty wind blew in some interesting moths to the garden last night, among them this CREAM-BORDERED GREEN PEA 2418

Don't know what this is...probably a Common Rustic agg. Size is ok.

Any suggestions (mothwise) welcome ?????????????????????

This one is a DOUBLE SQUARE-SPOT 2128, but a Triple-spotted Clay is easily missed as the markings are just about identical,,,see Matts blog, he's got pics of both. CELYPHA LACUNANA 1076 the wind kept the micro count well down last night.

Almost unbelievable....My second GRASS RIVULET 1807,

THE CLAY 2193,

BURNISHED BRASS 2434, quite a worn bedraggled example, but a year tick.

LEAST CARPET 1699 My 3rd so far, with a few more to follow no doubt. 1 x Cream-bordered Green Pea ** garden first

2 x Garden Carpet

1 x Bright-line Brown-eye

16 x Common Footman

2 x Scarce Footman

3 x Riband Wave

1 x Peppered Moth

15 x Uncertain

11 x Heart and Dart

3 x Heart and Club

12 x Dark Arches

3 x Light Arches

4 x Buff Ermine

2 x Common Wainscot

1 x Smoky Wainscot

1 x Elephant Hawk-moth

1 x Privet Hawk-moth

2 x Marbled Minor agg.

3 x Willow Beauty

2 x Dwarf Cream Wave

1 x The Miller

1 x Yellow Shell

5 x Pale Mottled Willow

4 x The Flame

1 x The Lackey

1 x Least Carpet

1 x The Clay * year first

1 x Burnished Brass * year first

1 x Common Emerald

1 x Grass Rivulet

1 x Double Square-spot

3 x Eudonia mercurella

1 x Clepsis consimilana

3 x Ephestia parasitella

2 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella

2 x Emmelina monodactyla

2 x Epiblema uddmanniana

3 x Cnephasia agg.

2 x Aphomia sociella

1 x Celypha lacunana

262 species to date, 162 macro, 100 micro

11th Sept.......Waiting for the autumn arrivals

A perfect mothing night, no moon, no wind, but strangely quiet. A nice variety though but no new moths. The only "pulse raiser" was the large Hawker dragonfly. The Autumn flyers are still waiting in the wings so to speak.
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A Tortrix, Chequered fruit tree maybe

BURNISHED BRASS

THE SNOUT

BLOOD-VEIN

RUSTIC/UNCERTAIN ?????