9th Aug '12 .. Garden Traps

Another calm, clear, warm night and the moon is waning but still on the bright side.
The late summer lull is here before we slip into autumn although there are the occasional surprises amongst the Rustic types and Underwings.
A year first Canary-shouldered Thorn and a Swallow Prominent brightened up an otherwise dull trap catch.


1 ..... 0424 .. Bird-cherry Ermine .. Yponomeuta evonymella
1 ..... 0427 .. Spindle Ermine .. Yponomeuta cagnagella
1 ..... 0647 .. Brown House Moth .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1 ..... 0658 .. Carcina quercana
1 ..... 0787 .. Bryotropha terrella
1 ..... 0964 .. Cochylis dubitana
1 ..... 0970 .. Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix .. Pandemis ceresana
3 ..... 0974 .. Argyrotaenia ljungiana
3 ..... 0998 .. Light Brown Apple Moth .. Epiphyas postvittana
1 ..... 1048 .. Garden Rose Tortrix .. Acleris variegana, (Below)

2 ..... 1293 .. Chrysoteuchia culmella
1 ..... 1294 .. Crambus pascuella
1 ..... 1304 .. Agriphila straminella
500+ 1331 .. Water Veneer .. Acentria ephemerella
1 ..... 1338 .. Dipleurina lacustrata
1 ..... 1344 .. Eudonia mercurella
6 ..... 1348 .. Ringed China-mark .. Parapoynx stratiotata
5 ..... 1361 .. Pyrausta aurata
1 ..... 1376 .. Small Magpie .. Eurrhypara hortulata
1 ..... 1378 .. Phlyctaenia coronata
1 ..... 1405 .. Mother of Pearl .. Pleuroptya ruralis
4 ..... 1413 .. Gold Triangle .. Hypsopygia costalis
10 ... 1424 .. Endotricha flammealis
1 ..... 1439 .. Trachycera advenella
2 ..... 1524 .. Common Plume .. Emmelina monodactyla
1 ..... 0015 .. Orange Swift, *year first
1 ..... 1673 .. Small Emerald
4 ..... 1699 .. Least Carpet
1 ..... 1705 .. Dwarf Cream Wave
1 ..... 1707 .. Small Dusty Wave
1 ..... 1708 .. Single-dotted Wave
6 ..... 1713 .. Riband Wave, (Below)

Never seen a red one in the garden before !

2 ..... 1728 .. Garden Carpet
1 ..... 1738 .. Common Carpet
4 ..... 1742 .. Yellow Shell
2 ..... 1781 .. Small Waved Umber
1 ..... 1825 .. Lime-speck Pug
1 ..... 1839 .. Bordered Pug
2 ..... 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
1 ..... 1913 .. Canary-shouldered Thorn, *year first, (Below)

2 ..... 1921 .. Scalloped Oak
1 ..... 1931 .. Peppered Moth
4 ..... 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 ..... 2007 .. Swallow Prominent
2 ..... 2011 .. Pale Prominent
1 ..... 2029 .. Brown-tail
1 ..... 2031 .. White Satin Moth
2 ..... 2047 .. Scarce Footman
2 ..... 2061 .. Buff Ermine
1 ..... 2064 .. Ruby Tiger
9 ..... 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
4 ..... 2102 .. Flame Shoulder
17 ... 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
2 ..... 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 ..... 2110 ., Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
3 ..... 2111 .. Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 ..... 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 ..... 2145 .. Nutmeg
1 ..... 2154 .. Cabbage Moth
2 ..... 2155 .. Dot Moth
1 ..... 2278 .. Poplar Grey
1 ..... 2284x  Grey Dagger agg.
4 ..... 2293 .. Marbled Beauty
3 ..... 2297 .. Copper Underwing
1 ..... 2299 .. Mouse Moth
11 ... 2303 .. Straw Underwing
4 ..... 2321 .. Dark Arches
7 ..... 2341 .. Cloaked Minor
15 ... 2343x  Common Rustic agg.
1 ..... 2353 .. Flounced Rustic
5 ..... 2441 .. Silver Y

8th Aug '12 ... Two traps - - 1,000 + moths !!

Over 1,000 moths from 2 skinner traps ?
Yes indeed, and here's the reason why ...........

1331 Acentria ephemerella, Water Veneer
I decided to count the amount of dead ones in the two traps as I had estimated around 500.
Underestimated that should be...
Total = 856 !
And how many DIDN'T go in the traps ?
There were swarms of them last night.
Amazing !
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The Rest :-
2 .. 0263 .. Apple Leaf Miner .. Lyonetia clerkella
1 .. 366a .. Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner .. Cameraria ohridella. *year first
1 .. 409a .. Argyresthia trifasciata
1 .. 0420 .. Cherry Fruit Moth .. Argyresthia pruniella, *garden first

2 ..... 0424 .. Bird-cherry Ermine .. Yponomeuta evonymella
1 ..... 0455 .. Ypsolopha scabrella
2 ..... 0644 .. Borkhausenia fuscescens
3 ..... 0647 .. Brown House Moth .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella
2 ..... 0658 .. Carcina quercana
3 ..... 0787 .. Bryotropha terrella
3 ..... 0873 .. Blastobasis adustella
1 ..... 0874 .. Blastobasis lacticolella
1 ..... 0964 .. Cochylis dubitana
1 ..... 0970 .. Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix .. Pandemis ceresana
4 ..... 0974 .. Argyrotaenia ljungiana
1 ..... 0998 .. Light Brown Apple Moth .. Epiphyas postvittana
1 ..... 1010 .. Red-barred Tortrix .. Ditula angustiorana
1 ..... 1260 .. Cydia splendana
2 ..... 1293 .. Chrysoteuchia culmella
2 ..... 1294 .. Crambus pascuella
856 . 1331 .. Water Veneer .. Acentria ephemerella
2 ..... 1344 .. Eudonia mercurella
4 ..... 1348 .. Ringed China-mark .. Parapoynx stratiotata
3 ..... 1361 .. Pyrausta aurata
3 ..... 1378 .. Phlyctaenia coronata
2 ..... 1405 .. Mother of Pearl .. Pleuroptya ruralis
1 ..... 1417 .. Meal Moth .. Pyralis farinalis
12 ... 1424 .. Endotricha flammealis
1 ..... 1439 .. Trachycera advenella
1 ..... 1524 .. Common Plume .. Emmelina monodactyla
3 ..... 1673 .. Small Emerald
9 ..... 1699 .. Least Carpet
5 ..... 1713 .. Riband Wave
2 ..... 1728 .. Garden Carpet
2 ..... 1738 .. Common Carpet
2 ..... 1742 .. Yellow Shell
1 ..... 1781 .. Small Waved Umber
2 ..... 1825 .. Lime-speck Pug
1 ..... 1830 .. Wormwood Pug

2 ..... 1906 .. Brimstone Moth
1 ..... 1921 .. Scalloped Oak
1 ..... 1931 .. Peppered Moth
7 ..... 1937 .. Willow Beauty
1 ..... 1976 .. Privet Hawk-moth
4 ..... 2061 .. Buff Ermine
6 ..... 2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart
2 ..... 2102 .. Flame Shoulder
14 ... 2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing
2 ..... 2109 .. Lesser Yellow Underwing
4 ..... 2110 .,. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 ..... 2111 .. Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
1 ..... 2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 ./.... 2155 .. Dot Moth
1 ..... 2166 .. Campion
1 ..... 2193 .. Clay
4 ..... 2284x  Grey Dagger agg.
3 ..... 2293 .. Marbled Beauty
2 ..... 2297 .. Copper Underwing
2 ..... 2299 .. Mouse Moth
14 ... 2303 .. Straw Underwing
1 ..... 2317 .. White-spotted Pinion, *year first

2 ..... 2321 .. Dark Arches
12 ... 2341 .. Cloaked Minor
18 ... 2343x  Common Rustic agg.
2 ..... 2353 .. Flounced Rustic
2 ..... 2441 .. Silver Y
2 ..... 2450 .. Spectacle
1 ..... 2489 .. Fan-foot

As a footnote...It is now 11.30pm and I have had a patrol around the traps.
I can barely see inside them as they are covered with a carpet of caddis flies.
There is also a swarm of Water Veneer !

Garden traps latest

More micros were added to the garden list including a VC30 first.
Thanks to Bedfordshire (and Northamptonshire) County recorder, David Manning who diligently sifted through my numerous little pots !
17th July Caloptilia rufipennella, year first
23rd July Lobesia abscisana, garden first
24th July Batia lunaris, year first
24th July Recurvaria nanella (gen det) year first
24th July Epiblema costipunctana, garden first
24th Jult Spilonota ocellana, year first
24th July Gelechia senticetella, year first
24th July Mompha sturnipennella, VC30 first (gen det)
25th July Trachycera suavella, garden first
26th July Coleophora trochilella, garden first (gen det)
27th July Coleophora betulella, garden first (gen det)
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Two more macros have been added to the year total, one is new for the garden
6th August, Svensson's Copper Underwing.....

7th August, a garden first Small Rivulet......

 other highlights...........
7th August,Ypsolopha sequella year first

6th August, Toadflax Brocade

Hedgehog

The Small Rivulet puts me at 299 macro moths for the Dell Garden, just one short of the 300 Club.

4th Aug 2012... Smoky Wainscot ? Look again ! plus a Dichrorampha pic for ID

Thanks to Captain Trappings (Matt) I was able to spot a site first Southern Wainscot.
He caught one last week and pointed out the differences to me first hand.
I wonder how many Southern's have been logged as Smoky's in the past at The Dells ?
2197 Southern Wainscot, Mythimna straminea ... new for site

Another night with a big bright moon and the difference this makes to moth catches is vast.
Last night I ran two similar traps, both skinners and both actinic/blacklight combos.
One is sited at the end of the garden and cops the big moon all night in its current orbit, the other by the house which is out of moon view.
The top trap ... 17 moths of 11 species
House trap ..... 64 moths of 35 species

2 ... 1699 ... Least Carpet
1 ... 1708 ... Single-dotted Wave
4 ... 1713 ... Riband Wave
1 ... 1906 ... Brimstone Moth
3 ... 1937 ... Willow Beauty
1 ... 2047 ... Scarce Footman
2 ... 2050 ... Common Footman
8 ... 2061 ... Buff Ermine
1 ... 2064 ... Ruby Tiger
1 ... 2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart
3 ... 2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing
1 ... 2110 ... Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2 ... 2145 ... Nutmeg
1 ... 2165 ... Small Ranunculus
1 ... 2166 ... Campion
1 ... 2197 ... Southern Wainscot, garden first
1 ... 2216 ... Shark, (very worn)
2 ... 2284x . Grey Dagger agg
1 ... 2297 ... Copper Underwing
8 ... 2303 ... Straw Underwing
7 ... 2343x . Common Rustic agg
1 ... 2353 ... Flounced Rustic
2 ... 2381 ... Uncertain
2 ... 0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
4 ... 0787 ... Bryotropha terrella
2 ... 0873 ... Blastobasis adustella
1 ... 0905 ... Blastodacna hellerella
1 ... 0985 ... Cacoecimorpha pronubana

985 Carnation Tortrix, Cacoecimorpha pronubana

1 ... 1048 ... Acleris variegana
1 ... 1281?.. Dichrorampha simpliciana ? TBC. Confirmed

Dichrorampha simpliciana 

2 ... 1294 ... Crambus pascuella
2 ... 1334 ... Scoparia ambigualis
1 ... 1344 ... Eudonia mercurella
1 ... 1338 ... Dipleurina lacustrata
1 ... 1348 ... Parapoynx stratiotata
1 ... 1390 ... Udea prunalis
5 ... 1424 ... Endotricha flammealis
1 ... 1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla

4th Aug 2011 ... Clearly a new garden species

13.00 pm ... Checking out my tomato and runner bean plants proved to be a good move.
Sitting on a Lemon Balm leaf amongst the beans was a Red-belted Clearwing...
This is the first clearwing I have seen and obviously a new moth for The Dells garden..

379 Red-belted Clearwing
Synanthedon myopaeformis
In situ in garden, on Melissa leaf (Lemon Balm)