What is killing my Hawthorn saplings ? plus garden moth species for 4th June

Something is attacking my young Hawthorn trees !
I have never seen the likes of it before, it is like a ball of white, slimy, silky web with a brown end on it.
Has anyone seen or know what this is ?

Garden Moths for 4th June
12.3 deg. C. min. temp.
A warmer, humid night would have been perfect but for the bright near full moon.
To be fair, it is rising quite late in the evening so has no effect on the early flyers.
5 more species made the garden year list out of the 32 species recorded.

0648 x 1 Endrosis sarcitrella
0649 x 1 Esperia sulphurella
0808 x 2 Platyedra subcinerea
0986 x 1 Syndemis musculana
0998 x 4 Epiphyas postvittana
1174 x 2 Epiblema cynosbatella
1261 x 1 Cydia pomonella, year first

Cydia pomonella

1342 x 2 Eudonia angustea
1428 x 4 Aphomia sociella
1474 x 1 Ephestia unicolorella, year first

Ephestia unicolorella

1707 x 1 Small Dusty Wave, year first

Small Dusty Wave

1728 x 2 Garden Carpet
1764 x 1 Common Marbled Carpet
1819 x 1 Mottled Pug
1834 x 6 Common Pug
1837 x 2 Grey Pug
1860 x 1 Green Pug
1887 x 1 Clouded Border, year first

Clouded Border

1937 x 2 Willow Beauty
2028 x 1 Pale Tussock
2069 x 1 Cinnabar
2087 x 1 Turnip Moth
2089 x 5 Heart and Dart
2092 x 3 Shuttle-shaped Dart
2102 x 1 Flame Shoulder
2126 x 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character
2223 x 1 Toadflax Brocade
2333 x 1 Large Nutmeg, year first

Large Nutmeg

2334 x 1 Rustic Shoulder-knot
2384 x 3 Vine's Rustic
2389 x 1 Pale Mottled Willow
2480 x 1 Buttoned Snout

Buttoned Snout

6th June 2014 ... Garden Traps latest ...

Much warmer than the previous nights with high humidity and overcast.
I covered the traps at midnight as a precaution against the heavy rain forecast.
I needn't have bothered as the rain arrived later than predicted, you can't win !
A good catch though, with another 7 for the garden year list...
The catch:-
0229 .. Monopis obviella, 1
0892 .. Mompha subbistrigella, 5
0994 .. Clepsis consimilana, 1
0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana, 5
1011 .. Pseudargyrotoza conwagana, 4
1261 .. Cydia pomonella, 1
1301 .. Crambus lathoniellus, 2
1334 .. Scoparia ambigualis, 1
1342 .. Eudonia angustea, 1
1376 .. Eurrhypara hortulata, 1
1428 .. Aphomia sociella, 4
1474 .. Ephestia parasitella, 3
1648 .. Pebble Hook-tip, 1, below

1690 .. Small Blood-vein, 1, below

1713 .. Riband Wave, 2, below

1728 .. Garden Carpet, 1
1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet, 1
1781 .. Small Waved Umber, 1
1807 .. Grass Rivulet, 1
1834 .. Common Pug, 4
1887 .. Clouded Border, 1, below

1906 .. Brimstone Moth, 1
1931 .. Peppered Moth, 1
1937 .. Willow Beauty, 3
1976 .. Privet Hawk-moth, 1
2050 .. Common Footman, 1
2069 .. Cinnabar, 1
2087 .. Turnip Moth, 1
2089 .. Heart and Dart, 36
2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart, 4
2102 .. Flame Shoulder, 1
2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing, 4
2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1
2154 .. Cabbage Moth, 1
2170 .. Varied Coronet, 1
2280 .. Miller, 1
2321 .. Dark Arches,1
2333 .. Large Nutmeg, 2
2337X Marbled Minor agg. 5
2384 .. Vine's Rustic, 1
2387 .. Mottled Rustic, 1, below

2389 .. Pale Mottled Rustic, 3
2418 .. Cream-bordered Green Pea, 1, below

2422 .. Green Silver-lines, 1, below

2480 .. Buttoned Snout, 1
2489 .. Fan-foot, 1
plus two micros for ID and a pug

19th June 2013 ... Macro catch

 .........  Continued from Micro Catch

1654 ... Figure of Eighty ... YF

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot ... 5 ... YF

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot ... Idaea trigeminata

1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 2

1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet

1807 ... Grass Rivulet ... 3 ... YF

1807 ... Grass Rivulet ... Perizoma albulata

1825 ... Lime-speck Pug

1827 ... Freyer's Pug ... 4

1834 ... Common Pug ... 10+

1860 ... Green Pug .. 2

1867 ... Treble-bar

1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle

1887 ... Clouded Border ... YF

1887 ... Clouded Border ... Lomaspilis marginata

1906 ... Brimstone Moth

1931 ... Peppered Moth

1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4

1955 ... Common White Wave

1958 ... Clouded Silver

1961 ... Light Emerald

1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth

1979 ... Lime Hawk-moth

1980 ... Eyed Hawk-moth

1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth ... YF

1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth ... Laothoe populi

1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth

2000 ... Iron Prominent

2009 ... Maple Prominent

2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 15

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... 2

2098 ... The Flame ... 2

2102 ... Flame Shoulder ... 2

2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 3

2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... 2

2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye

2164 ... Broad-barred White ... YF

2164 ... Broad-barred White ...  Scotopteryx chenopodiata

2165 ... Small Ranunculus ... 2

2199 ... Common Wainscot ... YF

2199 ... Common Wainscot ... Mythimna pallens

2279 ... The Sycamore ... 3

2280 ... The Miller

2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 8

2306 ... Angle Shades

2333  .. Large Nutmeg ... 3

2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... 2

2337/9. Marbled Minor agg ... 6

2340 ... Middle-barred Minor

2387 ... Mottled Rustic .. 2

2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... 2

2422 ... Green Silver-lines ... YF

2422 .,.. Green Silver-lines ... Pseudoips prasinana

2450 ... The Spectacle

2474 ... Straw Dot ... YF

2474 ... Straw Dot ... Rivula sericealis

2477 ... The Snout ...  Hypena proboscidalis ... YF

2489 ... The Fan-foot ... Zanclognatha tarsipennalis ... YF

2489 ... The Fan-foot ... Zanclognatha tarsipennalis

1st July 2012 .. And now for something completely different...

.... Perhaps not, it's July 1st and it's raining !
The trapped moths from last night just about mirrored the catch on the previous night, with a few exceptions.
So did the weather, with a steady S.W. wind and a few spots of rain.
This years diabolical weather has certainly put a damper on the moth numbers, as can be seen at the top of the page.
This time last year ........ 301 species
This year ......................237 species...... 64 behind !

Last nights traps :-

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1
0787 Bryotropha terrella 1
1033 Tortrix viridana, year first, (Below)

1294 Crambus pascuella 7
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata
1390 Udea prunalis 1,  year first, (Below)

1474 Ephestia parasitella 3
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1669 Common Emerald 1
1690 Small Blood-vein 1
1699 Least Carpet 1
1713 Riband Wave 3
1728 Garden Carpet 2
1758 Barred Straw 1
1862 Double-striped Pug 2
1887 Clouded Border 1, year first (Below)

1906 Brimstone Moth 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 3
1931 Peppered Moth 1
1937 Willow Beauty 6
1876 Privet Hawk-moth 1
2047 Scarce Footman 1
2050 Common Footman 3
2061 Buff Ermine 1
2069 Cinnabar 2
2087 Turnip Moth 2
2088 Heart & Club 3
2089 Heart & Dart 6
2098 Flame 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 3
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2128 Double Square-spot 2
2154 Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Dot Moth 1
2165 Small Ranunculus 1
2170 Varied Coronet 1
2199 Common Wainscot 1
2279 Sycamore 1
2284x Grey Dagger agg.
2321 Dark Arches 16
2333 Large Nutmeg 6
2337x Marbled Minor agg. 2
2381 Uncertain 12
2387 Mottled Rustic 2
2389 Pale Mottled Willow 3
2477 Snout 2
2489 Fan-foot 4

31st July 2011...Hot August nights ahead

Min overnight temp...14.8
Calm, overcast.
July ended a little bit like, errm, July ! And the early Aug forecast is for hot, sticky nights, Mothtastic.
40 macro and 31 micro species were recorded on a warm July evening, better late than never !
c80 Shuttle-shaped Darts were the bulk of the catch.
Highlights were Yellow-barred Brindle, Small Ranunculus, Lychnis, Pebble Hook-tip,
Buff Footman, Iron Prominent, Clouded Border.
Agriphila tristella was a first for the year


YELLOW-BARRED BRINDLE




CLOUDED BORDER




BUFF FOOTMAN

Thanks Andy & Melissa Banthorpe for confirming the ID


LYCHNIS



PEBBLE HOOK-TIP



AGRIPHILA TRISTELLA

Garden tally for 2011
waiting for a few gen. dets. but it's roughly 357 species

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.