Latest garden moths

The first "Marbled Minors" turned up on the 3rd and a netting session produced a few year first micros.
Warmer nights, but the clear skies and the full moon are keeping numbers down.
Brindled Pug was added to the year list after gen. det. results came back from Andy Banthorpe from May 10th.
I thought I had dipped out on this species for the 2nd year running which would be unusual for such a common moth

June 2nd
10.2 deg C
Windy, partly cloudy, full moon.
3 additions to year list.
0247 x 1, Tinea trinotella
0647 x 2, Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0998 x 2, Epiphyas postvittana
1174 x 2, Notocelia (Ex. Epiblema) cynosbatella,  year first

BF 1174 Notocelia cynosbatella

1428 x 2, Aphomia sociella
1764 x 1, Common Marbled Carpet
1860 x 1, Green Pug, year first

BF 1860 Green Pug

2087 x 3, Turnip Moth
2089 x 10 Heart and Dart
2092 x 6 Shuttle-shaped Dart
2102 x 1, Flame Shoulder, year first

BF 2102 Flame Shoulder

2154 x 1 Cabbage Moth
2223 x 2 Toadflax Brocade
2306 x 1 Angle Shades
2384 x 5 Vine's Rustic
2450 x 2 Spectacle

June 3rd
7.7 deg C
Warmer most of evening, temp dipping early a.m.
Bright full moon low in sky.
Calm evening was a good opportunity to net a few micros until dusk.
Lots of mines of Callisto denticulella are found on the apple tree later in the year and the netting session produced the first adult moth seen in the garden.

0216 x 1 Nemapogon cloacella, year first (netted)

Nemapogon cloacella

0227 x 2 Monopis laevigella, year first (netted)

Monopis laevigella

0229 x 2 Monopis obviella, year first (netted)

Monopis obviella

0240 x 1 Tinea pellionella, in shed
0310 x 1 Callisto denticulella, year first (netted) first adult seen.

Callisto denticulella

0648 x 3 Endrosis sarcitrella
0808 x 1 Platyedra subcinerea
0892 x 14 Mompha subbistrigella, (12 x in shed, 2 x in traps)
0893 x 2 Mompha epilobiella, (netted)
0986 x 3 Syndemis musculana, year first (netted)

Syndemis musculana

0998 x 6 Epiphyas postvittana, (3 x netted, 3 x in traps)
1174 x 1 Epiblema (Notocelia) cynosbatella
1288 x 2 Alucita hexadactyla, (netted)
1376 x 1 Eurrhypara (Anania) hortulata, (netted)
1428 x 2 Aphomia sociella
1728 x 3 Garden Carpet
1834 x 3 Common Pug
1860 x 1 Green Pug
1867 x 1 Treble-bar, year first

Treble-bar

1937 x 2 Willow Beauty
2028 x 1 Pale Tussock
2069 x 1 Cinnabar
2087 x 1 Turnip Moth
2089 x 10 Heart and Dart
2092 x 6 Shuttle-shaped Dart
2102 x 1 Flame Shoulder
2160 x 1 Bright-line Brown-eye
2223 x 1 Toadflax Brocade
2337x x 2 Marbled Minor agg. year first

Marbled Minor agg.

 2384 x 2 Vine's Rustic
2389 x 1 Pale Mottled Willow

7th June 2014 .. Garden moth species list ...

Yet another good night for the garden traps with over 60 species recorded.
Heart and Dart is the most numerous with 23 individuals.
The local sparrows may have accounted for many more as there are no moths present outside of the traps in the morning but plenty of evidence in the form of loose wings scattered nearby.
To avoid this I would need to get up at 03.30 am. each morning which is not going to happen so a few moths will have to take their chances.
Four different species of Hawk-moth were in one of the traps, Eyed, Privet, Small Elephant and Elephant.
Here are the year first species :-
From top to bottom
Archips podana
Syndemis musculana
Hedya nubiferana
Buff Arches
Eyed Hawk-moth
Sycamore
Middle-barred Minor
Small Fan-foot

It looks like being a good week with warm, humid air coming up from the Med and across Spain to the UK, especially the south/south east counties.
The occasional heavy shower may spoil the party though.

20th May 2013 ... Small Ranunculus returns

Loving  these warm nights of late.
My stock moth returned last night ... Small Ranunculus.
This is quite prevalent in the Biggleswade town area and the larvae are found on the wild lettuce plants that spring from the road/path edges and any undisturbed rough ground.

2165 ... Small Ranunculus ... Hecatera dysodea

Last nights trap results ....
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth ... 2
0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling ... 2
0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... Heather Tortrix ... 5
0986 ... Syndemis musculana ... Dark-barred Tortrix ... 2 ... YF

986 ... Syndemis musculana

986 ... Syndemis musculana

1288 ... Alucita hexadactyla ... Twenty-plume Moth ... 1
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... Bee Moth ... 1
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 2
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 3
1834 ... Common Pug ... Eupithecia vulgata ... 2
1862 ... Double-striped Pug ... Gymnoscelis rufifasciata ... 1
1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle ... Acasis viretata ... 3
1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 4
1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophora abruptaria ... 1
1979 ... Lime Hawk-moth ... Mimas tiliae ... 1
2007 ... Swallow Prominent ... Phoesia tremula ... 2
2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica ... 2
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 10
2102 ... Flame Shoulder ... Ochropleura plecta ... 1 ... YF

2102 ... Flame Shoulder ... Ochropleura plecta

2154 ... Cabbage Moth ... Marnestra brassicae ... 1
2165 ... Small Ranunculus ... Hecatera dysodes ... 1 ... YF
2190 ... Hebrew Character ... Orthosia gothica ... 1
2223 ... Toadflax Brocade ... Calophasia lunula ... 1
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg ... Acronicta tridens/psi ... 1
2306 ... Angle Shades ... Phlogophora meticulosa ... 2
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 2
Plus some unidentified pugs

10th May 2012...Micro-night

Overnight min. temp. 9 deg. strong gusting wind, warm.
Too windy, but the trap in the lee of the house pulled a half dozen micros.
Adela reaumurella was caught on one of the walls in the daytime.

0130 Incurvaria masculella Female 1
0150 Adela reaumurella Male 1, year first
0647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1
0649 Esperia sulphurella 1
0974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana 1
0986 Syndemis musculana 1, year first 
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 2
1342 Eudonia angustea 2
1524 Emmelina monodactyla  1
1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 1
2064 Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 4
2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa 1

Adela reaumurella

Syndemis musculana

20th May The list is slowly growing

I think this one is a type of Tortrix...........
Thanks Pab for the ID and
thanks David for confirmation of SYNDEMIS MUSCULANA

COMMON CARPET a garden first

LARGE NUTMEG (thanks Andy for confirming the ID) another garden first

RUSTIC SHOULDER KNOT

POWDERED QUAKER........late ? Results:-

15 x S.S.Dart

2 x Muslin Moth

2 x Brimstone Moth

2 x D.S. Pug

2 x Mottled Pug

2 x Common Pug

1 x Currant Pug

1 x Rustic Shoulder-knot

1 x Flame Shoulder

1 x Least Black Arches

1 x Garden Carpet

1 x Common Carpet (garden first)

1 x Small waved Umber

1 x Pale Mottled Willow

1 x Large Nutmeg (garden fisrt)

THE MICROs

1 x Pyrausta aurata...first for year

3 x E. monodactyla

2 x Argyrotaenia ljungiana

1 x Codling Moth

3 x Light Brown Apple Moth

AND A FEW FOR MR. MANNING !!!