MOTHS ...WE ARE THE CAMPIONS: Scarce Silver-lines

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Tuesday, 7 July 2015

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

Monday, 22 June 2015

June 20th ... New garden macro's and an unwelcome year first Tortrix.

Two new macro moths were added to the ever growing garden species list ... Marbled White Spot last night (Sunday 21st).
Almost missed it among the Marble Minors in the egg boxes this morning.

BF 2410 ... Marbled White Spot

Clouded Brindle was added on Saturday night.

BF 2327 ... Clouded Brindle

It's always nice to look in the traps and find a new or a year first species for the garden, well not always nice.

This little Tortrix guarantees that a proportion of my Victoria plums will be tenanted by bright pink maggots again later in the year.

BF 1247 ... Grapholita funebrana, Plum Fruit Moth

Saturday 20th June catch:-

0229 Monopis obviella, 2

0787 Bryotropha terrella, 1

0970 Pandemis cerasana, 1

1083 Hedya nubiferana, 1

1097 Endothenia gentianaeana, 1

1175 Epiblema uddmanniana, 1

1247 Grapholita funebrana, 1

1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella, 2

1344 Eudonia mercurella, 2

1392 Udea olivalis, 1

1428 Aphomia sociella, 3

1524 Emmelina monodactyla, 5

1699 Least Carpet, 2

BF 1699 ... Least Carpet

1707 Small Dusty Wave, 2

1713 Riband Wave, 3

1728 Garden Carpet, 2

1781 Small Waved Umber, 1

1834 Common Pug, 3

1837 Grey Pug, 1

1860 Green Pug, 2

1931 Peppered Moth, 1

1937 Willow Beauty, 3

1961 Light Emerald, 1

1997 Sallow Kitten, 1

BF 1997 ... Sallow Kitten

2028 Pale Tussock, 1

2069 Cinnabar, 1

2089 Heart and Dart 30

2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2

2098 Flame, 2

2107 Large Yellow Underwing, 3

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2

2160 Bright-line Brown-eye, 2

2199 Common Wainscot, 1

2223 Toadflax Brocade, 2

2321 Dark Arches, 3

2327 Clouded Brindle, 1

2331 Small Clouded Brindle, 1

2337x Marbled Minor agg. 6

2387 Mottled Rustic, 1

2389 Pale Mottled Willow, 2

2441 Silver Y

2450 Spectacle, 2

Sunday 21st June catch:-
0227 Monopis laevigella, 1
0323 Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae, mines on Hawthorn

BF 323 ... Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae

0420 Argyresthia pruniella, Cherry Fruit Moth, 1

BF 420 ... Argtresthia pruniella

0518 Coleophora mayrella, 1

BF 518 ... Coleophora mayrella

0648 Endrosis sarcitrella, 1
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella, 1
0994 Clepsis consimilana, 1, netted p.m. (Keely)
0970 Pandemis cerasana, 1
1010 Ditula angustiorana, 1, netted p.m. (Keely) £ 2.00 down

BF 1010 ... Ditula angustiorana

1063 Celypha striana, 1
1216 Enarmonia formosana, 1, netted p.m. (Keely) £ 4.00 down

1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella, 3
1301 Crambus lathoniellus, 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella, 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata, 2,...1 netted p.m. (Keely ), 1 at night
1392 Udea olivalis, 1
1421 Aphomia sociella, 3
1474 Ephestia unicolorella, 4
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella, 2
1524 Emmelina monodactyla, 3
1711 Treble Brown Spot, 1, netted p.m. (Keely)
1713 Riband Wave, 1
1728 Garden Carpet, 3
1742 Yellow Shell, 1

BF 1742 ... Yellow Shell

1834 Common Pug, 3
1837 Grey Pug, 2
1860 Green Pug, 2
1862 Double-striped Pug, 1
1906 Brimstone Moth, 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth, 1

BF 1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth

1931 Peppered Moth, 1
2050 Common Footman, 4
2061 Buff Ermine, 1
2069 Cinnabar, 1
2087 Turnip Moth, 1
2088 Heart and Club, 2
2089 Heart and Dart, 41
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing, 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1
2147 Shears, 1
2154 Cabbage Moth, 1
2164 Broad-barred White, 1
2165 Small Ranunculus, 1
2199 Common Wainscot, 1
2223 Toadflax Brocade, 1
2284 X. Dark/Grey Dagger agg., 1
2321 Dark Arches, 4
2337 X. Marbled Minor agg. 6
2340 Middle-barred Minor, 1
2381 Uncertain, 2
2384 Vine's Rustic, 3
2389 Pale Mottled Willow, 3
2410 Marbled White Spot, 1
2421 Scarce Silver-lines, 1

BF 2421 ... Scarce Silver-lines

2441 Silver Y, 5
2477 Snout

Friday, 11 July 2014

9th July 2014 ... Garden moths latest

Species list from in and around traps, plus two leaf mines.
Warm and windy conditions. Min temp 14 deg C

0092 ... Stigmella anomalella, leaf mines on rambling rose NFY
0310 ... Callisto denticulella, leaf mine on Bramley apple NFY
409a ... Argyresthia trifasciata
0426 ... Yponomeuta malinellus, probably

0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0674 ... Depressaria badiella, confirmation pending, NFY (if ok)

0726 ... Metzneria metzneriella
0787 ... Bryotropha terrella
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1011 ... Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
1048 ... Acleris variegana
1063 ... Celypha striana
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella
1394 ... Crambus pascuella
1331 ... Acentria ephemerella
1334 ... Scoparia ambigualis
1344 ... Eudonia mercurella
1348 ... Parapoynx stratiotata
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
1405 ... Pleuroptya ruralis
1421 ... Aglossa pinguinalis
1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
1428 ... Aphomia sociella
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
1673 ... Least Carpet
1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave
1726 ... Large Twin-spot Carpet, NFY
1781 ... Small Waved Umber
1862 ... Double-striped Pug
1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth
1937 ... Willow Beauty
2044 ... Dingy Footman
2047 ... Scarce Footman
2050 ... Common Footman
2061 ... Buff Ermine
2088 ... Heart and Club
2089 ... Heart and Dart
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
2098 ... Flame
2107 ... Large Yellow U'wing
2109 ... Lesser Yellow U'wing
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow U'wing
2128 ... Double Square-spot
2145 ... Nutmeg
2155 ... Dot Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye
2192 ... Brown-line Bright-eye
2193 ... Clay
2198 ... Smoky Wainscot
2280 ... Miller
2284x . Grey Dagger agg.
2293 ... Marbled Beauty
2321 ... Dark Arches
2322 ... Light Arches
2341 ... Cloaked Minor
2343x . Common Rustic agg.
2349 ... Mere Wainscot
2352 ... Dusky Sallow NFY
2381x . Uncertain/Rustic
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
2421 ... Scarce Silver-lines NFY
2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth

Stimella anomalella mine on "Albertine" rambling rose

Callisto denticulella mine on Bramley apple

Depressaria badiella ...

Large Twin-spot Carpet ...

Dusky Sallow ...

Scarce Silver-lines ...

Below ...
Eudonia mercurella ... a melanistic form that I haven't come across before ...

Lastly, an odd blotch that has appeared on the Bramley apple.
Looks like an eye ...
Upperside ...

Underside ...

I may have a pick at it to see if there is a larva present but it doesn't look like a lep mine

Friday, 19 July 2013

17th July 2013 ... Moth catch highlights

New moths for 2013 ....
2 x Old Lady and a Rhyacionia piniclana were attracted to the BL350/BLB350 combo, whilst the "Synergenic" (*TM) lamps in the other trap pulled a Small Rivulet, Ghost Moth (second ever for garden) and Trachycera advenella.

2300 ... Old Lady ... Mormo maura

0014 ... Ghost Moth (female) ... Hepialus humuli

1439 ... Trachycera advenella

1803 ... Small Rivulet ... Perizoma alchemillata

1211 ... Rhyacionia pinicolana

Other notables were two Mere Wainscot, Blackneck, Scarce Silver-lines, Small Ranunculus, White Satin Moth.
6 Hawk-moths which comprised of 3 Privet, 2 Elephant and 1 Poplar.
Two each of Brown and Yellow-tail, Small Waved Umber, Nutmeg and a myriad of Brown Moths mainly Dark Arches, Uncertain/Rustic, Common Rustic agg, Heart and Club/Dart, with Setaceous Hebrew Character making a re-appearance.
Below ....
A Scarce Silver-lines using my fetlock as a landing pad ....

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

15th July 2013 ... Cherry Picking

The hot spell continues, the moth numbers have increased and a sudden busy spell at work means that I haven't had time to count and process everything in the traps.
Millions of Brown moths, too many.
Some notables .... 5 Clay was a high count and Lime, Elephant, Privet and Eyed made up the Hawk-moth catch.
Dingy Shears, Small Ranunculus, Sandy Carpet, Maple and Swallow Prominent were nice finds along with Early Thorn, Shaded Broad-bar and 5 huge Swallow-tailed Moths all standing out amongst the Brown horde.
SO, here are some pics of the moths that I "cherry picked", most are new for the year, but some are well worth a mention....
0873 ... Blastobasis adustella ... Dingy Dowd ... YF