28th May 2014 .. More moths for the year list

27th May ... Celypha striana

28th May
Monopis obviella

28th May
Foxglove Pug

28th May
The Flame

28th May
Shears

28th May
Snout

24th June 2012 .. It's Miller time

Overnight low ... 9.4 deg. light breeze, DRY !
Looks like the next few nights are going to be good before the rain and wind return.
Garden Traps:-
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 5
0787 Bryotropha terrella 3
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 2
1428 Aphomia sociella 2
1474 Ephestia parasitella 6
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1713 Riband Wave 1
1728 Garden Carpet 2
1834 Common Pug 2
1906 Brimstone Moth 1
1937 Willow Beauty 12
2069 Cinnabar 1
2089 Heart & Dart 6
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2098 Flame 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 1
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 1, year first
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 Shears 1, year first
2154 Cabbage Moth 1
2280 Miller 1, year first (Below)

2284 Grey Dagger agg. 1
2321 Dark Arches 7
2333 Large Nutmeg 4
2337 Marbled Minor agg.
2389 Pale Mottled Willow 3
2434 Burnished Brass 1, year first (Below)

2477 Snout 2, year first (Below)

2nd Sept.....Nice !

Great selection in and around traps. Very still weather but very damp with a heavy dew.
Star of the show has to be ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FEATHERED GOTHIC...a new addition to The Dells garden list

Another newcomer to the garden is this BROWN-SPOT PINION

There must be a 2nd generation hatching as I havent had one of these for quite a while....

....SMALL RANUNCULUS

THE SNOUT....first appearance for the year Correction....this is the 5th this year

YELLOW SHELL

The 4th OLD LADY to pay me a visit this year

WILLOW BEAUTY....very common

MOTHER of PEARL

MARBLED BEAUTY

NUTMEG

TURNIP MOTH

LIME-SPECK PUG

DOUBLE-STRIPED PUG

BORDERED PUG

WORMWOOD PUG

18th June....SNOUT ABOUT

SNOUT first for year

PHTHEOCHROA RUGOSANA a beautiful little micro and a regular visitor

BUFF ERMINE

FLAME

DARK ARCHES

Temperature low enough for a Brass Monkey to look for a Welder. 6 to 8 degC all week, but the traps had a fair return considering.

Results:-

10 x Heart & Dart

4 x Garden Carpet

2 x Brimstone Moth

Bright-Line Brown-Eye

Snout (first for year)

Treble Brown Spot

Marbled Minor agg

Grey/Dark Dagger

Flame

Vine's Rustic

Willow Beauty

Silver Y

Turnip Moth

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2 x Bee Moth

2 x LB Apple Moth

3 x Emmelina Monodactyla

1 x Brown Housemoth

1 x Garden Pebble

1 x Phtheochroa rugosana

+ one micro ID pending......................