23rd May 2011...A wee bit blowwy

The Mets 45mph wind forecast was way out, gusts of 60mph at least ripped through my garden.
I put a trap out in the most sheltered part of the garden, hoping for some exotic blow-in, but no luck.
The wind did ease up a bit later last night and 40 plus moths were recorded of 13 species, 21 of which were Heart & Dart.
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Stretched clouds, caused by the wind made for a good looking sunset.

A SELECTION OF UNCERTAINs

Dichrorampha species....probably

DICHRORAMPHA PLUMBANA 23rd May :-

21 x Heart & Dart

2 x Dark Arches

3 x Marbled Minor agg.

1 x Brimstone Moth

2 x L:arge Nutmeg

1 x Garden Carpet

1 x Cinnabar

1 x Treble Lines

3 x Shuttle-shaped Dart

1 x Vine's Rustic

3 x Uncertain

1 x Aglossa pinguinalis

1 x Dichrorampha plumbana/aeratana

Nothing new (:0((

15th May 2011 ... Doldrums

We seem to be stuck in a cool, breezy/windy weather pattern at the moment. Throw in a bright moon and conditions are not good for the moth trap.

Very little to report over the last two or 3 days, although I managed to add...COMMON MARBLED CARPET 1764 to this years garden tally.

The micro here is, I think, Dichrorampha simpliciana 1281 The flight times given by UK moths says it flies in July, but I had one a few days ago, very similar to this one, and the micro recorder ID'd it as simpliciana. Last year I had a few D. acuminatana which is very similar also.

RUSTIC SHOULDER-KNOT 2334 along with Large Rustic are appearing at a healthy rate. Minors are starting to turn up in greater numbers, I have had a Tawny Marbled Minor identified by gen. det. but this one can be recorded as MARBLED MINOR agg. until I get a few more checked.

WILLOW BEAUTY 1937 a very common sight on the walls around the traps. The wine sidebet :-

Neck and neck at the mo with Captain Trappings at 147 species and myself right up his hammer with 146