19th April '16 - Latest garden moth trap results

Despite the 2.4 deg min temp. and a near full waxing moon there were a few moths about.
Pale Mottled Willow was expected, Nutmeg was another year first and Mullein was a good find.

Another cold snap is heading our way by the weekend and could persist for a few nights but the next two days look promising in the VC30 area.

Mullein

Nutmeg

Pale Mottled Willow

7th June ... Garden Moths latest ...

On the chilly side last night with the minimum temp. at just under 8 degrees but with a fresh feel to it.
Plenty of moths though with 27 species recorded plus a year first Nettle-tap that was netted early evening.
My least favourite moth turned up on the Hebe bush flowers,Large Yellow Underwing, the Lepicockroach !
The haul:-
0385 Anthophila fabriciana, Nettle-tap x 1, year first (netted late pm)

Anthophila fabriciana, Nettle-tap

0464 Plutella xylostella, x 1
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella, x 2
0998 Epiphyas postvittana, x 3
1428 Aphomia sociella, x 1
1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla, x 1, year first

Pterophorus pentadactyla

1728 Garden Carpet, x 4
1764 Common Marbled Carpet, x 1
1781 Small Waved Umber, x 1
1819 Mottled Pug, x 1
1834 Common Pug, x 5
1860 Green Pug, x 1
1937 Willow Beauty, x 1
2043 Orange Footman, x 1, year first

Orange Footman

2087 Turnip Moth, x 3
2089 Heart and Dart, x 9
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, x 7
2102 Flame Shoulder x 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing, x 1, year first

Large Yellow Underwing

2154 Cabbage Moth, x 1
2221 Mullein, x 1

The Mullein

2306 Angle Shades, x 1
2321 Dark Arches, x 1, year first

Dark Arches

2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot, x 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. x 3 (prob. Tawny Marbled Minor)

2337x Marbled Minor agg.

2380 Treble Lines, x 1
2384 Vine's Rustic, x 6
2389 Pale Mottled Willow, x 1

Moth numbers on the up

Compared to the last few weeks, last night was almost a moth-fest.
Overcast, humid and a minimum overnight temperature of 8 deg saw 60 moths of 24 species come to the traps.
The night started off on the right note with Tinea pellionella flying around my computer screen for an easy year tick.
My late afternoon check of the interior sides of the shed windows reaped a reward as Mompha epilobiella was found amongst the many Mompha subbistrigella.

240 Tinea pellionella, Case-bearing Clothes Moth

893 Mompha epilobiella

Check list 7th May
0240 Tinea pellionella, 1, year first
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 1
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella, 3
0649 Esperia sulphurella, 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella, 7
0893 Mompha epilobiella, 1, year first
0998 Epiphyas postvittana, 2
1288 Alucita hexadactyla, 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla, 3
1728 Garden Carpet, 3
1837 Grey Pug, 1, year first

1837 Grey Pug

1862 Double-striped Pug, 6
1906 Brimstone Moth, 4
2003 Pebble Prominent, 1, year first  (at high level, just below the house roof)

2003 Pebble Prominent

2078 Least Black Arches, 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 12
2188 Clouded Drab, 1
2190 Hebrew Character, 2
2221 Mullein, 1, year first

2221 Mullein

2223 Toadflax Brocade, 2
2243 Early Grey, 1
2279 Sycamore, 1, year first

2279 Sycamore

2306 Angle Shades, 2
2389 Pale Mottled Willow, 1

18th May 2013 ... Garden trap latest

The weather was much better last night, temps fell to an overnight low of 8 deg but the difference was it actually FELT like 8 deg but the week ahead looks naff with chilly northerly winds forecast until at least thursday.
Quite a good selection of species were recorded last night including a new micro for the garden.

!7th May ... 8 deg min. but feeling more like 3 or 4
Nothing to add to the year list,  a Herald was the star moth.

2469 ... The Herald ... Scoliopteryx libatrix

18th May ... 8 deg, calm, overcast and WARM
0273 ... Bucculatrix thoracella ... Lime Bent-wing ... 1 ... garden first

273 ... Buccalatrix thoracella

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 6
0695 ... Agonopterix alstromeriana ... Brown-spot Flat-body ... 1
0892 ... Mompha subbistrigella ... Garden Cosmet ... 1
1288 ... Alucita hexadactyla ... Twenty-plume Moth ... 1
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 2
1724 ... Red Twin-spot Carpet ... Xanthorhoe spadicearia ... 1 ... YF

1724 ... Red Twin-spot Carpet ... Xanthorhoe spadicearia

1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 1
1834 ... Common Pug ... Epithecia vulgata ... 3
1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 3
1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata ... 3 ... YF

1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata

1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ... 1
2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica ... 1
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 8
2182 ... Small Quaker ... Orthosia cruda ... 1
2188 ... Clouded Drab ... Orthosia incerta ... 1
2221 ... Mullein ... Shargacucullia verbasci ... 1

2221 ... The Mullein ... Shargacucullia verbasci

2243 ... Early Grey ... Xylocampa areola ... 3
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... Acronicta tridens/psi ... 1
2306 ... Angle Shades ... Phlogophora meticulosa ... 1
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 1

Parornix sp. to be determined .... probably "anglicella" ... GF or YF ?

13th May 2013 ... Lucky 13

min overnight low ... 4 deg C
 I decided to fire up the garden traps and ignore the chilly weather.
It turned out to be a good move as I recorded my 2nd ever Mullein ....

2221 ... The Mullein ... Shargacucullia verbasci

Not much else about though ....

0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling *

0892 ... Mompha subbistrigella ... Garden Cosmet *

* Both of the above caught in the garden shed during the day

0284 ... Caloptilia rufipennella ... Small Red Slender

2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... x4

2221 ... The Mullein ... Shargacucullia verbasci ... YF

Below .... Mompha subbistrigella

892 ... Mompha subbistrigella

22nd April 2011...What's that coming over the hill...

....no, it's not a monster, but a head-on view of a PUSS MOTH and a brand new tick for the garden

PUSS MOTH 1995

another new addition to the garden list last night was this MULLEIN 2221

PEBBLE HOOK-TIP 1648

RED TWIN-SPOT CARPET 1724 .... year first x 2

V-PUG 1858..another year first ALSO:-

16 x S.S.Dart

8 x Brimstone Moth

1 x Clouded Drab

1 x Ruby Tiger

1 x Garden Carpet

Brindled (3), Common (2), Double-striped (2), Currant (2), V-pug, and twelve other pugs unidentified.

1 x Hebrew Character

2 x Dark/Grey Dagger

2 x Common Quaker

3 x Nut-tree Tussock

1 x Least Black Arches

2 x Powdered Quaker

1 x Sallow Kitten

1 x Knot Grass

8 x Argyrotaenia ljungiana

3 x Tinea trinotella

3 x Endrosis sarcitrella

2 x Alucita hexadactyla

2 x Epiphyas postvittana

1 x Hofmannophila pseudospretella

1 x Agonopterix arenella

Plus 2 micros' sent to recorder for ID

GARDEN SPECIES now stands at 79 spp,

54 macro, 25 micro