17th June 2014 ... Latest form the garden moth traps

Another good night despite the fine drizzle from midnight.
70+ species with a Ghost Moth being the highlight.
Without checking, I think this is my 3rd record.
Here's 7 more for my year list ....
GHOST MOTH

ALEIMMA LOEFLINGIANA

ENDOTRICH FLAMMEALIS

SMALL EMERALD

TOADFLAX PUG

SCARCE FOOTMAN

CLOAKED MINOR

4th Oct 2013 ... 2nd generations

The decent summer has produced a few 2nd generation moths.
Brown "stuff" numbers are decreasing at last...
Last nights trap catch :-
0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana .. Light Brown Apple Moth x 4
1048 ... Acleris variegana .. Garden Rose Tortrix x 2
1342 ... Eudonia angustea .. Narrow-winged Grey
1413 ... Hypsopygia costalis .. Gold Triangle
1415 ... Orthopygia glaucinalis .. Double-striped Tabby
1524 .. Emmelina monodactyla .. Common Plume
1637 ... Small Emerald

1637 ... Small Emerald

1699 ... Least Carpet
1707 ... Small Dusty Wave x 2
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot

1711 ... Treble Brown Spot

1745 ... Mallow
1937 ... Willow Beauty x 5
2087 ... Turnip Moth
I've been keeping an eye out for the migrant Pearly Underwing, which are very similar to Turnip moth.
After checking out Tony Morris's blog, Mothing at the hidden house, a useful pic of the "punk mohican hairstyle" of a Pearly Underwing had been posted, so I have posted a Turnip Moth comparison from last nights catch .....

Pearly Underwing ... (photo ... Tony Morris)

Turnip Moth from my garden trap last night

.....The other way to tell them apart is to check the hindwings but the hairdo seems to be  a good fieldmark.
Check out Tonys blog at http://tonysmothstoidentiy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/species-list-for-3102013.html#comment-form
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing x 20
2109 ... Lesser Yellow Underwing x 17
2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character x 12
2231 ... Deep-brown Dart, male

2231 ... Deep-brown Dart

2232 ... Black Rustic x 3
2240 ... Blair's Shoulder-knot x 11
2267 ... Beaded Chestnut x 3
2306 ... Angle Shades x 5
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow x 12
2477 ... Snout

2nd July 2013 ... Le Shark

The all night heavy rain that the Met forecast gave missed Biggleswade, apart from a shower  that dampened the floor level egg boxes in the traps.
Conditions were warm and humid and the medium monsoon that was blowing earlier in the evening died down to a gusty breeze, perfect conditions for The Dells town garden, which always seems to benefit from a light/medium wind, especially from a South or south-west direction, I then get the "blow-ins" that come across from the nearby railway line with its natural valley of grassy banks, native shrubs/wildflowers and copses.
The Emeralds have made a show with Common, Small and a Light Emerald which is unrelated.
Chamomile Shark was a good earlier record, and now its close relative The Shark can join it on the garden year list .....

The Catch :-
0417 ... Argyresthia pruniella ... Cherry Fruit Moth ... YF

417 ... Argyresthia pruniella

0647 ... Hoffmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 2
0787 ... Bryotropha terrella ... Cinereous Groundling
0874 ... Blastobasis lacticolella ... London Dowd
1063 ... Celypha striana ... Barred Marble
1083 ... Hedya nubiferana ... Marbled Orchard Tortrix
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella ... Garden Grass-veneer
1294 ... Crambus pascuella ... Grass-veneer ... 3
1302 ... Crambus perlella ... Yellow Satin Veneer
1344 ... Eudonia mercurella ... Small Grey ... 2
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata ... Small Magpie
1392 ... Udea olivalis ... Olive Pearl
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 2
1669 ... Common Emerald ... 2 ... YF

1669 ... Common Emerald ... Hemithea aestivaria

1673 ... Small Emerald ... YF

1673 ... Small Emerald ... Hemistola chrysoprasaria

1707 ... Small Dusty Wave
1713 ... Riband Wave ... 2
1728 ... Garden Carpet
1742 ... Yellow Shell
1825 ... Lime-speck Pug
1834 ... Common"ish" Pug ... 5 (probably !)
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4
1961 ... Light Emerald ... 1
1976 ... Privet Hawk-moth ... 2
2043 ... Orange Footman
2061 ... Buff Ermine
2069 ... Cinnabar
2088 ... Heart and Club ... 5
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 31
2098 ... The Flame ... 3
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ... 2
2126 ... Setaceous Hebrew Character
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 2
2164 ... Broad-barred White ... 2
2165 ... Small Ranunculus .. 2
2173 ... Lychnis ... 2
2198 ... Smoky Wainscot ... YF

2198 ... Smoky Wainscot

2216 ... The Shark ... YF

2216 ... The Shark ... Cucullia umbratica

2266 ... Campion
2278 ... Poplar Grey
2279 ... Sycamore
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 2
2306 ... Angle Shades
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 8
2322 ... Light Arches ... 2
2333 ... Large Nutmeg ... 2
2337/9. Marbled Minor agg. ...8
2381 ... Uncertain ... 9
2384 ... Vine's Rustic ... 8
2387 ... Mottled Rustic ... 3
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... 3
2441 ... Silver Y ... 2
2474 ... Straw Dot
2477 ... The Snout 
2489 ... The Fan-foot ... 2

Small Talk

The last two nights have cooled down and it looks like the rain is returning for the forthcoming week.
Moth numbers are well down, with a predominance of Underwings and tired looking Uncertain types.
Nothing new for a couple of nights but still getting Small Ranunculus and round two of Toadflax Brocade.
Highlights from 27th/28th July:-

Small Ranunculus...locally common at The Dells garden

Small Emerald turn up in two's and three's

Small Blood-vein, another regular, haven't seen a big Blood-vein since 2010

 

Small Wainscot would have been nice, but this one is a Mere Wainscot.

A site first this year and this is my 5th...

My blog site namesake...... Campion

Another Dells speciality....Toadflax Brocade

Dusky Sallow

8/9th July 2012 ... Garden traps latest

8th July ...

A year first Brown-line Bright-eye

9th July...
3 ... 0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 ... 0862 ... Dichomeris marginella, Juniper Webber, year first (Below)

4 ... 1010 ... Ditula angustiorana
1 ... 1063 ... Celypha striana
2 ... 1261 ... Cydia pomonella
20+ 1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella
10+ 1294 ... Crambus pascuella
2 ... 1302 ... Crambus perlella
9 ... 1334 ... Scoparia ambigualis
1 ... 1338 ... Dipleurina lacustrata
1 ... 1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata
2 ... 1390 ... Udea prunalis
3 ... 1421 ... Aglossa pinguinalis
5 ... 1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
3 ... 1428 ... Aphomia sociella
6 ... 1474 ... Ephestia parasitella
3 ... 1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla
3 ... 1673 ... Small Emerald, year first, (Below)

1 ... 1690 ... Small Blood-vein
2 ... 1699 ... Least Carpet
3 ... 1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave
2 ... 1707 ... Small Dusty Wave
1 ... 1708 ... Single-dotted Wave
8 ... 1713 ... Riband Wave
2 ... 1728 ... Garden Carpet
1 ... 1758 ... Barred Straw, (Below)

1 ... 1825 ... Lime-speck Pug
3 ... 1862 ... Double-striped Pug
10+ Other Pugs... unidentified
1 ... 1867 ... Treble-bar
1 ... 1906 ... Brimstone Moth
2 ... 1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth
1 ... 1931 ... Peppered Moth
5 ... 1937 ... Willow Beauty
1 ... 1981 ... Poplar Hawk-moth, (Below)

1 ... 1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth
3 ... 1994 ... Buff-tip
5 ... 2047 ... Scarce Footman
20+ 2050 ... Common Footman, (Below)

3 ... 2061 ... Buff Ermine
1 ... 2077 ... Short-cloaked Moth
2 ... 2088 ... Heart & Club
3 ... 2089 ... Heart & Dart
3 ... 2098 ... Flame
2 ... 2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
1 ... 2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 ... 2128 ... Double Square-spot
1 ... 2144 ... Broad-barred White
1 ... 2154 ... Cabbage Moth
1 ... 2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye
1 ... 2173 ... Lychnis (Below)

1 ... 2278 ... Poplar Grey
3 ... 2284x . Grey Dagger agg.
1 ... 2318 ... Dun-bar, year first, (Below)

15 . 2321 ... Dark Arches
1 ... 2322 ... Light Arches
3 ... 2337x . Marbled Minor agg
3 ... 2341 ... Cloaked Minor
1 ... 2343x . Common Rustic agg, year first (Below)

20+ . 2381x . Uncertain/Rustic
3 ... 2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow
3 ... 2441 ... Silver Y
2 ... 2477 ... Snout
3 ... 2489 ... Fan-foot