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

22nd May 2014 ... 4 more year ticks

The latest additions to the year list ...

Above ... Straw Dot
Below ... Lime-speck Pug

Below ...
Epiblema trimaculana

Below ...
Orange Footman

Below ...
Large Yellow Underwing

30th/31st May 2013 ... MOTHS !

The last two nights of May have been excellent for the garden moth traps.with well over 30 species being recorded.
The micros have been very late but are slowly appearing as the year recovers from the freezing March.

.Trap catch 30th May :-

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 2
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 1
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 1
1769 ... Spruce Carpet ... Thera britannica ... 1

1769 ... Spruce Carpet ... Thera britannica

1776 ... Green Carpet ... Colostygia pectinataria ... 3 ... YF

1776 ... Green Carpet ... Colostygia pectinataria

1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 3
1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata ... 1
1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ... 1
2003 ... Pebble Prominent ... Notodonta ziczac ... 1

2003 ... Pebble Prominent ... Notodonta ziczac

2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina ... 2 ... YF

2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 12
2145 ... Nutmeg ... Dicestra trifolii ... 2
2279 ... Sycamore ... Acronicta aceris ... 1
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... Acronicta tridens/psi ... 5
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... Paradrine clavipalpis ... 2
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 1

 Coxcomb Prominent is a "hit or miss" moth for my garden so it was great to see a brace of them last night ...

31st May ....
Another "best night of the year so far" night ....
Trap Catch :-
Micros
0294 ... Aspilapteryx tringipennella ... Ribwort Slender ... 1 ... YF

294 ... Aspilapteryx tringipennella

0464 ... Plutella xylostella ... Diamond-back Moth ... 2 ... YF

0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth ... 1

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 3

0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling ... 1

0892 ... Mompha subbistrigella ... Garden Cosmet ... 1

892 ... Mompha subbistrigella

0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... Heather Tortrix ... 1

0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 2

1212 ... Rhyacionia pinivorana ... Spotted Shoot Moth ... 1 ... YF

1212 ... Rhyacionia pinivorana

1361 ... Pyrausta aurata ... Mint Moth ... 1 ... (several during the day)
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 4
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 2
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 6
1834 ... Common Pug ... Eupithecia vulgata ... 7
1837 ... Grey Pug ... Eupithecia subfuscata ... 1 ... YF

1837 ... Grey Pug ... Eupithecia subfuscata

1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 3
1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata ... 1
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia ... 2 ... YF

1931 ... Peppered Moth ... Biston betularia

1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ...1
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... Peribatodes rhomboidana ... 1 ... YF

1937 ... Willow Beauty ... Peribatodes rhomboidana

1979 ... Lime Hawk-moth ... Mimas tiliae ...1
2008 ... Coxcomb Prominent ... Ptilodon capucina ... 1
2043 ... Orange Footman ... Eilema sororcula ... 1 ... YF

2043 ... Orange Footman ... Eilema sororcula

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 17
2102 ... Flame Shoulder ... Ochropleura plecta ... 1
2145 ... Nutmeg ... Discestra trifolii ... 1
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... Lacanobia oleracea ... 2
2170 ... Varied Coronet ... Hadena compta ... 1
2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... Apamea sordens ... 1
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 2
2480 ... Buttoned Snout ... Hypene rostralis ... 1

26th May 2012 ... נחמד לראות אותך

I first started "mothing" in mid 2009, and some of the vernacular names caught my imagination.
None more so than Setaceous Hebrew Character .... wonderful !
The warm evenings continue and look like remaining for the week ahead and I'm sure many trappers are struggling to keep up with their blog posts, unlike a week ago when we were scratching for something post.
The blog title is in Hebrew and means, "Nice to see you", (courtesy of "Google Translate") which I thought was quite apt for a brace of "year first" Setaceous Hebrew Characters found in the trap this morning.
Trap Report :-
17 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus 4
247 Tinea trinotella 1

647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1

648 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella 4

808 Platyedra subcinerea 1

998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 3

1356 Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis 2

1524 Emmelina monodactyla 2

1707 Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata 1, year first (Below)

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 2

1819 Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata 1

1825 Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata 2

1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 1

1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria 2

2043 Orange Footman Eilema sororcula 1, year first (Below)

2061 Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum 1

2069 The Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae 1, year first (Below)

2078 Least Black Arches Nola confusalis 1

2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum 3

2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 9

2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 1

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum 2, year first (Below)

2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea 2

2145 The Nutmeg Discestra trifolii 1

2154 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae 1

2173 The Lychnis Hadena bicruris 1

2283/4 Dark/Grey Dagger Acronicta tridens/psi 3

2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa 1
2384 Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua 1, year first (Below)

2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 3

2450 The Spectacle Abrostola tripartita 1

2480 Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis 2

****  Dichrorampha species  to be determined 1

7th May 2011...Local snouts

Perfect weather conditions almost, lots of warm humid air and light wind.
Midnight onwards it was cover up the traps as some much needed rain arrived.
Plenty of year first moths turned up so it was a pity the rain came.
BUTTONED SNOUT 2480

THE SNOUT 2477

ORANGE FOOTMAN 2043

YELLOW-BARRED BRINDLE

TREBLE-LINES 2380

THE MILLER 2280

ANGLE SHADES 2306

(((FREYER'S PUG 1827)))........OCHREOUS PUG 1844

GREEN CARPET 1776

COMMON WAVE 1738

Garden last night :-

30+ Shuttle-shaped Dart
2 x Brimstone Moth
2 x Garden Carpet
6 x Turnip Moth
1 x Pale Tussock
1 x Willow Beauty
3 x Scalloped Hazel
4 x Large Nutmeg
1 x Orange Footman * year first
1 x The Snout * year first
1 x Ruby Tiger
1 x Small Waved Umber
1 x Green Carpet * year first
2 x Marbled Minor agg.
1 x Toadflax Brocade possible revisit from previous evening
1 x Common Wave * year first
1 x The Miller * year first
1 x Yellow-barred Brindle * year first
2 x Mottled Pug
1 x Angle Shades * year first
4 x Heart & Dart
1 x Grey Dagger agg.
1 x Buttoned Snout * year first
1 x Treble-lines * year first
1 x Ochreous Pug ** Garden first
1 x Brindled Pug
5 x Common Pug
3 x Vine's Rustic
1 x Puss Moth
1 x Buff Ermine
3 x Bright-line Brown-eye
1 x Esperia sulphurella
2 x Tinea trinotella
1 x Epiblema cynosbatella
5 x Platyedra subcinerea
1 x Mompha subbistrigella
2 x Elachista argentella ** Garden first
1 x Dichrorampha simpliciana ** Garden first
1 x Agonopterix heracliana
1 x Agonopterix arenella
1 x Emmelina monodactyla
4 x Argyrotaenia ljungiana
3 x Argyresthia trifaciata
1 x Cydia pomonella
3 x Aphomia sociella
2 x Alucita hexadactyla
3 x Epiphyas postvittana

4th June.. Charge of the Light Brocade

June kicks off with some interesting moths, 4 garden firsts and 3 FFY's.
CINNABAR MOTH

COMMON MARBLED CARPET

LARGE YELLOW UNDERWING

LEAST BLACK ARCHES

BUTTONED SNOUT to be confirmed.........Thanks Andy & Melissa for confirmation

PRIVET HAWKMOTH

LIGHT BROCADE

ORANGE FOOTMAN

WILLOW BEAUTY

FIGURE of 80 A great nights trapping in the garden, with 30 macros plus PUGS. The Buttoned Snout needs confirmation and some micros need identifying. Last nights results:-

22 x Heart & Dart highest count

10 x S.S.Dart

5 x Large Nutmeg

4 x Lime Hawkmoth
4 x Marbled Minor agg.

4 x Rustic Shoulder-knot

3 x Treble Lines

2 x Willow Beauty FFY

2 x Brimstone Moth

2 x Pale Mottled Willow

2 x Light Emerald

2 x Buff Ermine

2 x Cinnabar Moth

2 x Bright-line Brown-eye

Buttoned Snout Garden first (if confirmed) Thanks Andy & Melissa for confirmation

Garden Carpet

Privet Hawkmoth Garden first

Light Brocade Garden first

Large Yellow Underwing FFY

Flame Shoulder

Common Marbled Carpet

Least Black Arches

Clouded Silver

Small Waved Umber

Waved Umber

Vine's Rustic

Orange Footman 2nd for year

Common Swift

Common Wainscot FFY

Figure of 80 Garden first

PLUS SEVERAL PUGS !

Micros:-

4 x Bee Moth

3 x Codling Moth

8 x L.B.Apple Moth

2 x Brown Housemoth

2 x Epiblema cynosbatella

more unidentified..................