Last nights moth trap results ... 6/7/15

Nice and warm @ 15 deg C minimum and little wind.
Two skinner traps in garden.
The catch:-
Micro moths
0424 Yponomeuta evonymella 1
0426 Yponomueta malinellus 1
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 1

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 3
0674 Depressaria badiella 2
0787 Bryotropha terrella 2
0870 X Oegoconia sp 1
0937 Agapeta hamana 1
0994 Clepsis consimilana 5
0998 Epiphyas postvittana 2
1010 Ditula angustiorana 2
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1
1020 Cnephasia stephensiana 1
1063 Celypha striana 2
1175 Epiblema uddmanniana 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella >10
1294 Crambus pascuella 4
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1331 Acentria ephemerella 2

1334 Scoparia ambigualis 3
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata 1
1390 Udea prunalis 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 2
1428 Aphomia sociella 3
1474 Ephestia unicolorella 2
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella 1
1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 2

Macro moths
0161 Leopard Moth 2

1653 Buff Arches 1

1690 Small Blood-vein 1
1699 Least Carpet 6
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave 5
1713 Riband Wave 8
1728 Garden Carpet 2
1742 Yellow Shell 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1
1777 July Highflyer 1

1813 Haworth's Pug 1

1834 Common Pug 5 (probably)
1837 Grey Pug 2
1862 Double-striped Pug 3
1887 Clouded Border 1
1906 Brimstone 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 2
1931 Peppered Moth 1
1937 Willow Beauty 4
1976 Privet Hawk-moth 3
1994 Buff-tip 1
2047 Scarce Footman 2
2050 Common Footman >10
2061 Buff Ermine 3
2069 Cinnabar 1
2087 Turnip Moth 1
2088 Heart and Club > 10
2089 Heart and Dart > 20
2098 Flame 3
2107 Large Y. U. 1
2109 Lesser Y. U. 1
2145 Nutmeg 2

2160 Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2170 Varied Coronet 2
2192 Brown-line Bright-eye 1

2193 Clay 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot 1
2199 Common Wainscot 1
2279 Sycamore 1
2280 Miller 1
2284 X Dark/Grey Dagger agg. 1
2293 Marbled Beauty 1
2321 Dark Arches 8
2322 Light Arches 4
2337 X Marbled Minor agg.
2341 Cloaked Minor 3
2381 X Uncertain/Rustic 7
2387 Mottled Rustic 3
2389 Pale Mottled Willow 1
2421 Scarce Silver-lines 1
2422 Green Silver-lines 2

Scarce and Green Silver-lines

2434 Burnished Brass 1
2441 Silver Y 1
2466 Blackneck 1 ... probable re-visit from previous night.
2489 Fan-foot 2
Plus a few micros for ID

June 18th ... Garden moth traps latest..

Cooler and fresher without the cloud cover of the last few nights.
Fewer moths but still a nice selection and 5 more macro moths for the year list.
The micro moth numbers took a dip in the fresher weather, they prefer warm, humid nights.
0263 Lyonetia clerkella, 2
409a Argyresthia trifasciata, 1
0464 Plutella xylostella, 1
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 2
0998 Epiphyas postvittana, 1
1063 Celypha striana, 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella, 1
1301 Crambus lathoniellus, 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella, 1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata, 2
1474 Ephestia unicolorella, 2
1524 Emmelina monodactyla, 3
1707 Small Dusty Wave, 1
1728 Garden Carpet, 3
1764 Common Marbled Carpet, 1
1834 Common Pug, 2
1862 Double-striped Pug, 2
1906 Brimstone Moth, 2
1931 Peppered Moth, 1
1937 Willow Beauty, 3
1961 Light Emerald, 1
1994 Buff-tip, 1, year first

BF 1994 ... Buff-tip

2050 Common Footman, 2
2061 Buff Ermine, 1
2069 Cinnabar, 4
2088 Heart and Club, 3
2089 Heart and Dart, 29
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1
2098 Flame, 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing, 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2
2145 Nutmeg, 1
2154 Cabbage Moth, 1
2193 Clay, 1, year first

BF 2193 ... Clay

2223 Toadflax Brocade, 1
2278 Poplar Grey, 1, year first

BF 2278 ... Poplar Grey

2293 Marbled Beauty, 1, year first

BF 2293 ... Marbled Beauty

2321 Dark Arches, 3
2337x Marbled Minor agg. 4
2381 Uncertain, 2
2384 Vine's Rustic, 4
2387 Mottled Rustic, 1
2389 Pale Mottled Willow, 1
2422 Green Silver-lines, 1, year first

BF 2422 ... Green Silver-lines

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

29th June 2013 ... Underneath the arches

Arches ....Light, Dark and a year first Buff ....

1653 ... Buff Arches ... Habrosyne pyritoides

12. 3 deg min temp with a lively warm breeze, not as good as the previous night but still a decent catch ...
A second Shaded Pug and another Small Elephant Hawk-moth were good finds and a few micros were potted up for ID.

The Catch ...
0449 ... Prays fraxinella ... Ash Bud Moth
**** ... Coleophora sp. to be determined
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House Moth ... 2
0787 ..;. Bryotropha terrella ... Cinerous Groundling ... 2
0925 ... Phtheochroa rugosana ... Rough-winged Conch ... YF

925 ... Phtheochroa rugosana

0985 ... Cacoecimorpha pronubana ... Carnation Tortrix ... 2
0989 ... Aphelia paleana ... Timothy Tortrix
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana ... 2
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 3
1020/4. Cnephasia sp to be determined
1063 ... Celypha striana
1083 ... Hedya nubiferana ... Marbled Orchard Tortrix ... YF

1083 ... Hedya nubiferana

1133 ... Epinotia bilunana ... Crescent Bell
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella ... 3 ... YF

... 3
1302 ... Crambus perlella
1348 ... Parapoynx stratiotata ... Ringed China-mark ... 2 males
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata ... Small Magpie ... 4
1390 ... Udea prunalis ... Dusky Pearl ... YF
1392 ... Udea olivalis ... Olive Pearl
1474 ... Ephestia unicolorella ... False Cacao Moth ...3
1653 ... Buff Arches ... YF
1654 ... Figure of Eighty
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 4
1742 ... Yellow Shell
1764 ... Common Marbled Carpet
1769 ... Spruce Carpet
1827 ... Freyer's Pug ... 4
1834 ... Common Pug ... 3
1840 ... Shaded Pug
1860 ... Green Pug
1862 ... Double-striped Pug

1862 ... Double-striped Pug

1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... 3
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... 2
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth ... 2
1992 ... Small Elephant Hawk-moth
1994 ... Buff-tip
1997 ... Sallow Kitten

1997 ... Sallow Kitten ... Furcula furcula

2050 ... Common Footman ... 3
2061 ... Buff Ermine ... 5
2088 ... Heart and Club ... 4
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 21
2098 ... The Flame ... 2
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character ... 2
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 3
2164 ... Broad-barred White
2170 ... Varied Coronet
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg
2321 ... Dark Arches.
2322 ... Light Arches
2333 ... Large Nutmeg ... 4
2337/9. Marbled Minor agg. ... 6
2384 ... Vine's Rustic
2387 ... Mottled Rustic ... 2
2381/2  Uncertain/Rustic agg.
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
2422 ... Green Silver-lines

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

2477 ... The Snout
2489 ... Fan-foot

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

4th July ... Cloak and Dagger

A warm, sultry night produced a trap full.
Cloaked Minor and Short-cloaked Moth were both year firsts, throw in 4 Grey Dagger aggs. and you've got a blog heading .
Traps results :-
The Micros
1 ... 0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 ... 0648 Endrosia sarcitrella
1 ... 0874 Blastobasis lacticolella
2 ... 0905 Blastodacna hellerella year first
2 ... 0937 Agapeta hamana
3 ... 0994 Clepsis consimilana
1 ... 1033 Tortrix viridana
3 ... 1216 Cydia pomonella
5 ... 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella *
5 ... 1294 Crambus pascuella *
5 ... 1302 Crambus perlella *
2 ... 1338 Dipleurina lacustrata
4 ... 1344 Eudonia mercurella
1 ... 1348 Parapoynx stratiotata
1 ... 1371 Sitochroa verticalis (Below

3 ... 1376 Eurrhypara hortulata
1 ... 1390 Udea prunalis
1 ... 1413 Hypsopygia costalis year first
2 ... 1424 Endotricha flammealis
1 ... 1439 Trachycera advenella year first (Below)

8 ... 1474 Ephestia parasitella
2 ... 1481 Homoeosoma sinuella
1 ... 1524 Emmelina monodactyla
* more than 5, but unchecked
Several micros potted up for ID/gen det.

The Macros
1 ... 1653 Buff Arches year first (Below)

1 ... 1669 Common Emerald
2 ... 1690 Small Blood-vein
2 ... 1705 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 ... 1711 Treble Brown Spot
6 ... 1713 Riband Wave
2 ... 1728 Garden Carpet
1 ... 1765 Barred Yellow
1 ... 1816 Toadflax Pug
1 ... 1817 Foxglove Pug
3 ... 1834 Common Pug
1 ... 1837 Grey Pug
1 ... 1922 Swallow-tailed Moth
2 ... 1931 Peppered Moth
5 ... 1937 Willow Beauty
1 ... 1955 Common White Wave year first (Below)

1 ... 1958 Clouded Silver
1 ... 1976 Privet Hawk-moth
1 ... 2009 Maple Prominent year first (Below)

1 ... 2026 Vapourer year first (Below)

5 ... 2047 Scarce Footman
12 . 2050 Common Footman
2 ... 2069 Cinnabar
1 ... 2077 Short-cloaked Moth year first (Below)

2 ... 2087 Turnip Moth
6 ... 2088 Heart & Club
12 . 2089 Heart & Dart
3 ... 2098 Flame
3 ... 2107 Large Yellow Underwing
2 ... 2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 ... 2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 ... 2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character
2 ... 2128 Double Square-spot
1 ... 2155 Dot Moth
1 ... 2164 Broad-barred White
1 ... 2165 Small Ranunculus
3 ... 2170 Varied Coronet
3 ... 2199 Common Wainscot
1 ... 2279 Sycamore
4 ... 2284x Grey Dagger agg.
8 ... 2321 Dark Arches
1 ... 2333 Large Nutmeg
2 ... 2341 Cloaked Minor year first (Below)

18 . 2381 Uncertain
2 ... 2422 Green Silver-lines (Below)

7 ... 2489 Fan-foot

20th June 2012 ... Something along these lines ...

The last night of good weather for a few days and a good variety was found in and around the traps including a year first Green Silver-lines, (below) ......

....but both traps were full of water at 06.00 hrs this morning !

0229 Monopis obviella 2
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 2
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella 2
0787 Bryotropha terrella 2
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
0998 Epiphyas postvittana 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 1 pictured below

1301 Crambus lathoniellus 2
1342 Eudonia mercurella 2, year first, (Below)

1348 Parapoynx stratiotata 1
1417 Pyralis farinalis 1, year first (Below)

1421 Aglossa pinguinalis 1, year first (Below)

1428 Aphomia sociella 3
1474 Ephestia parasitella 4
1713 Riband Wave 2
1728 Garden Carpet 4
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 1, (Below)

1827 Freyer's Pug 2
1834 Common Pug 5
1860 Green Pug 5
1937 Willow Beauty 6
1961 Light Emerald 1
2050 Common Footman 2
2060 White Ermine 1
2098 Flame 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 3
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 3
2154 Cabbage Moth 3
2170 Varied Coronet 1
2283/4 Dark/Grey Dagger agg. 1
2306 Angle Shades 1
2321 Dark Arches 12
2333 Large Nutmeg 8
2337/8/9 Marbled Minor agg. 4
2381 Uncertain 4
2387 Mottled Rustic 1
2389 Pale Mottled Willow 2
2422 Green Silver-lines 1
2441 Silver y