From the garden trap - 13/09/2008 to 15/09/2008

I planned to catch up on a bit of moth photography this evening, and when I got home from work this Skin Moth was loitering on the front door so I potted it for a shot whilst I was at it. Skin Moth - like a few members of this group, eats animal debris, dried shit and pellets, and debris in birds nests. Nice.

Although the day-time weather and temps have been good over the last few days, it's been clear and cool at night. The traps have been out but the catches have been a bit uninspiring. 13/09/2008 Total catch 33 of 13sp. (125W MV 17 of 10sp., 80W actinic 16 of 6sp.) Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 8 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1 Emmelina monodactyla 1 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 1 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 3 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 10 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 2 Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) 1 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 1 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 1 14/09/2008 Total catch 64 of 18sp. (125W MV 36 of 16sp., 80W actinic 28 of 9sp.) Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 1 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 16 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1 Nut Bud Moth (Epinotia tenerana) 1 [First for year] Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) 1 [First for year] Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 6 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 1 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 3 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 13 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 8 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 2 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 5 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 1 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa) 1 [First for year] Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 1 Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1 Rusty Dot Pearl - an immigrant pyralid Lunar Underwing 15/09/2008 Total catch list 47 of 14sp. (125W MV 27 of 12sp., 80W actinic 20 of 7sp.) White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 8 Rhomboid Tortrix (Acleris rhombana) 1 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 4 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) 1 Emmelina monodactyla 3 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 4 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 5 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 2 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 7 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 5 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa) 4 Orange Sallow (Xanthia citrago) 1 [First for year] Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1 Orange Sallow - one of my favourites although this individual is a bit rubbed