1st July 2014 ... Moth catch latest

(micro .. Pammene fasciana)

The nights are slowly warming up again, with the lowest temp on 10 deg., but not until early daylight.
Shaded Broad-bar made its 2014 debut as did the large pine tortrix Lozotaeniodes formosanus.
Another micro which I forgot to photograph is believed to be Cydia splendana but hard to tell with the only shot being a very poor "shot in a pot".
Soon know for sure though as our micro man Mr Manning has it for a closer look, what do you think ?

above ... Cydia splendana ?
below ... Shaded Broad-bar

below ... Lozotaeniodes formosanus

Tonight, myself and Captain Trappingsof success will be trapping in our local "Home Wood", as we are long overdue.
Ben Sale of Essex Moths (bennyboymothman) is joining us with his traps and we are looking forward to meeting up with Ben after reading his blog for a few years now.
Results later.

25/26th July 2013 .... Garden species list

25th July, Selection ...

The Wormwood ... YF

Oak Eggar

Svensson's Copper Underwing ... YF

Toadflax Brocade

Peppered Moth in cop.

Dun-bar

Small Ranunculus

Dioryctria abietella ... YF

Sallow Kitten

26th July, species list
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata
0424 ... Yponomeuta evonymella
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0658 ... Carcina quercana
0877 ... Stathmopoda pedella ... YF

877 ...Stathmopoda pedella

0905 ... Blastodacna hellerella
0964 ... Cochylis dubitana
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana
0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana
0994 ... Clepsis consimilana
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1063 ... Celypha striana
1236 ... Pammene fasciana ... YF

1236 ... Pammene fasciana

1292 ... Calamotropha paludella ... YF

1292 ... Calamotropha paludella

1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella
1294 ... Crambus pascuella
1304 ... Agriphila straminella
1305 ... Agriphila tristella ... YF

1305 ... Agriphila tristella

1328 ... Schoenobius gigantella , Male
1348 ... Parapoynx stratiotata
1350 ... Nymphula stagnata
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
1378 ... Phlyctaenia coronata
1390 ... Udea prunalis
1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis
1415 ... Orthopygia glaucinalis
1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
1637 ... Oak Eggar
1690 ... Small Blood-vein
1699 ... Least Carpet
1708 ... Single-dotted Wave
1713 ... Riband Wave
1738 ... Common Carpet
1781 ... Small Waved Umber
1803 ... Small Rivulet
1839 ... Bordered Pug
1858 ... V-pug
1917 ... Early Thorn
1921 ... Scalloped Oak
1931 ... Peppered Moth
1937 ... Willow Beauty
1978 ... Pine Hawk-moth
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth
1994 ... Buff-tip
2029 ... Brown-tail
2030 ... Yellow-tail
2031 ... White Satin Moth
2047 ... Scarce Footman
2050 ... Common Footman
2061 ... Buff Ermine
2064 ... Ruby Tiger
2069 ... Cinnabar
2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth
2089 ... Heart and Dart
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2098 ... The Flame
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2111 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2128 ... Double Square-spot
2145 ... Nutmeg
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2155 ... Dot Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye
2164 ... Broad-barred White
2165 ... Small Ranunculus
2166 ... Campion
2192 ... Brown-line Bright-eye
2193 ... Clay
2198 ... Smoky Wainscot
2278 ... Poplar Grey
2280 ... Miller
**** ... Grey Dagger agg.
2293 ... Marbled Beauty
2298 ... Svensson's Copper Underwing
2319 ... Lunar-spotted Pinion
2321 ... Dark Arches
2322 ... Light Arches
**** ... Uncertain/Rustic agg
**** ... Marbled Minor agg.
2341 ... Cloaked Minor
2349 ... Mere Wainscot
2352 ... Dusky Sallow
2387 ... Mottled Rustic
**** ... Common Rustic agg
2441 ... Silver Y
2450 ... Spectacle.
2469 ... Herald

20th Sept 2012... Garden traps

Surprises and latecomers were the order of the evening.
I was just about to pot up a fluttering moth on the side of the house when a bat flew in, missed the moth, but brushed my hand.
Jump ? I jumped !
I caught glimpses of the bat/s flying around the trap lights later in the evening, almost entering the traps, something I haven't witnessed before.
That was the surprise.
The latecomers were Spindle Ermine and Pammene fasciana.
A Black Rustic was a year first and a hoverfly on the wall near the house trap was identified as Helophilus pendulus .

  1 .. 0427 .. Yponomeuta cagnagella, (below)

  1 .. 0647 .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
  2 .. 0648 .. Endrosis sarcitrella
  2 .. 0674 .. Depressaria badiella
  2 .. 0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana
  1 .. 1236 .. Pammene fasciana, (below)

  1 .. 1342 .. Eudonia angustea
  1 .. 1497 .. Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
  7 .. 1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla
  1 .. 0015 .. Orange Swift
  2 .. 1728 .. Garden Carpet
  1 .. 1776 .. Green Carpet
  1 .. 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
  4 .. 1916 .. Light Emerald
  5 .. 1937 .. Willow Beauty
  1 .. 2087 .. Turnip Moth
31 .. 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
12 .. 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
19 .. 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
  5 .. 2134 .. Square-spot Rustic
  1 .. 2232 .. Black Rustic, year first

  3 .. 2270 .. Lunar Underwing
  1 .. 2297 .. Copper Underwing
  4 .. 2306 .. Angle Shades
  1 .. 2353 .. Flounced Rustic
  3 .. 2384 .. Vine's Rustic
  1 .. 2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow
  1 .. 2434 .. Burnished Brass
  2 .. 2441 .. Silver Y

17th July .. Speaking of wine bet !

Wine bet :-
Following yesterdays update, last night was a disaster as The Captain and Crew enjoyed a stonking night, 10 new macros for the year.
Luckily I got a couple of year firsts to stay just 1 point ahead ...
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17th July 2012. Warm and calm, gusty wind later.
Maybe a site first Drinker will be a good omen for the wine !

New for 2012, micros.....
26 species of micro moth were recorded with a few for ID confirmation.
450 ... Scythropia crataegella *year first

1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis *year first

1260 ... Cydia splendana *year first
NB. Got that one wrong, thanks to David Shenton and David Manning for the correction...... 1236 ... Pammene fasciana *year first

1036 ... Acleris forsskaleana *year first

Plus a Caloptillia, probably rufipennella and a couple more for the County recorder.
Hopefully the micro tally will be boosted by the ID results from the recorder, who collected a batch of pots from my freezer on Tuesday.

Macros
44 macro species were recorded last night....
2111 ... Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing was the first this year....

...... and a new moth for The Dells garden
1640 ... Drinker

21st to 23rd July...Catch 22

Too cold for July and it showed as only 22 species were trapped last night (Saturday, 8 deg.) and 35 species on Thursday (21st, 8 deg.). Friday 22nd was too cold, wet and windy to bother.

Campion



Yellow-tail




Maple Prominent



Single-dotted Wave

There were one or two highlights but no new species.
2x Campion, one on Friday and another last night making 3 appearances for my signature moth this year.
A Maple Prominent was a second record this year.
A micro caught on 20th July, Pammene fasciana 1236, was confirmed by the county recorder, which is a new species for the garden list.



Pammene fasciana1236

 Species total for the garden stands at 329 with a couple of micros pending. The full list of macro/micro species are on the Pages at the top of the blog.