1st June 2012 .. Coronet for jubilee day

Overnight low 10.3 deg. Light rain showers, chilly breeze.
Plenty of action around the traps despite the cooler and at times rather wet conditions. Varied Coronet was a highlight.

17 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus 2
310 Callisto denticulella 3, year first (Below)

647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 2
648 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella 7
787 Bryotropha terrella 1, year first (Below)

808 Platyedra subcinerea 2
892 Mompha subbistrigella 1, year first (Below)

1010 Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana 1, year first (Below)

1076 Celypha lacunana 1

1356 Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis 1

1428 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella 5, (Below)

1707 Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata 2

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 4

1867 Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata 1

1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata 2

1920 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata 1

1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria 2

1979 Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae 1

2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum 3

2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis 3

2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 9

2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta 1

2154 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae 1

2157 Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum 1

2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea 2

2170 Varied Coronet Hadena compta 1, year first (Below)

2283/4 Dark/Grey Dagger Acronicta tridens/psi agg 1

2289 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis 1

2333 Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps 1

 Marbled Minor  agg 

2380 Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica 8 (record count)

2381 The Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines 7

2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 7

2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma 2

THE PUGS....

1817 Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata 1, year first (Above)

1819 Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata 1, (Below)

1827 Freyer's Pug Eupithecia intricata 1, year first (Above 27mm w'span)

1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 5, (Below)

29th May.....Minor Delay

MARBLED MINOR is my guess but will ask Andy to peer up its kilt and check out its claspers, hope it's a male ! So in the meantime...........
MARBLED MINOR agg. Thanks Andy,.......... MARBLED MINOR

One of two SMALL WAVED UMBER from last night

OK, I'll go for...errrm....COMMON PUG

GREEN CARPET, common but stunning

OK (again), I'll go for...errrrrrrrrrrm........I would like it to be an OAK-TREE PUG but.........

My 6th LIME HAWKMOTH and YES they are different moths.

First two of these for the year with many more to come.....

SETACEOUS HEBREW CHARACTER

one of 3 LARGE NUTMEG

COMMON SWIFT pale form

COMMON SWIFT dark form Results:-

18 x S.S.Dart

5 x Turnip Moth

4 x Heart & Dart

3 x Common Swift

3 x Large Nutmeg

2 x Setaceous Hebrew Character (first for year)

2 x Treble Lines

2 x Treble Bar

2 x Bright-line Brown-eye

1 x Lime Hawkmoth

1 x Brimstone Moth

1 x Common Marbled Carpet (same one as the previous night)

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Vine's Rustic

1 x Marbled Minor agg. for now ! After dissection it has been confirmed as MARBLED MINOR, thanks Andy