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.

01/08/13 ... Reed Leopard ? Reed Dagger ?? ............

....... No way !
It's 00.30hrs, camera in hand I am trying to get a picture of a small micro moth that is on the wall near the light trap.
As I am about to return to the house to bring up the pictures on screen, I glanced at the trap.
Clinging to the trap supply cable, like a black 230 v  reed stem, was a somewhat confused Reed Warbler ....

It eventually flew off, via the open patio door, doing a circuit of the house, before exiting and flying off into the night.
1st Aug ...
Reed Warbler ... garden first
2nd Aug.
0092 ... Stigmella anomalella ... Rose Leaf Miner (mine on Rosa "Albertine") year first

1113 ... Eudemis profundana ... Diamond-back Marble ... year first
CORRECTION ... 1114 Eudemis porphyrana (gen det D V Manning) County first 

1260 ... Cydia splendana ... Marbled Piercer ... year first

Dotted Rustic

Not many moths about last night as the cold spell persists, well cold for the time of year that is.
Oddly enough, last July didn't fare much better temperature-wise.
Dotted Rustic was a welcome addition to The Dells garden list.
Talking to the Recorders today, I'm told 6 have been recorded this year right across the county, and the last records were in 2006.

2105 DOTTED RUSTIC, Rhyacia simulans

It is a large moth and when I saw it in the egg box this morning there was a brief moment when I thought it was a Large Yellow Underwing until I had a closer look.
The forewing is a little over 20mm.

ON THE micro scene.....
A few days ago I posted Pammene fasciana  as Cydia splendana
so here goes again.........
Cydia splendana * year first

I think it's correct this time .........

4th Aug. 2011....After the Lord Mayors show.

Overnight min temp...12 deg, calm
The previous evenings  Diplopseustis perieresalis is going to be a hard act to follow but it was the micros again that boosted the garden tally.
Best of the macro moths were Barred Red, Sallow Kitten, the reappearance of Vine's Rustic and Orange Swifts in their finest livery.
The usual 100 plus Shuttle-shaped Darts were in the two traps and Turnip Moth numbers are increasing so I'll be looking carefully for a similar looking Swordgrass.


BARRED RED

The micros produced 3 new garden records.
228 Monopis weaverella, 746 Chrysoesthia drurella and 1260 Cydia splendana.

CHRYSOESTHIA DRURELLA 746

MONOPIS WEAVERELLA 228



CYDIA SPLENDANA 1260