Birds, Leps, Observations & Generalities - the images and ramblings of Mark Skevington. Sometimes.

Sunday, 12 July 2009

From the garden trap, 21st, 22nd & 24th June

Here's some belated garden trapping summaries: 21st June 2009 Total catch 133 of 49sp. (125W MV 59 of 32sp., 80W actinic 74 of 30sp.) First for year in garden: Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 1 Orthopygia glaucinalis 1 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 1 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 1 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) 1 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 3 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 2 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 1 Highest counts: Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 30 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 12 Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 7 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 6 22nd June 2009 Total catch 259 of 80sp. (125W MV 154 of 62sp., 80W actinic 105 of 50sp.) First for year in garden: Argyresthia dilectella 1 Blastodacna hellerella 1 Agapeta hamana 1 Clepsis consimilana 2 Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana) 2 Crambus pascuella 1 Phlyctaenia coronata 1 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 2 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 1 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata) 1 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 3 Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) 1 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 1 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 1 Lunar-spotted Pinion (Cosmia pyralina) 1 Highest counts: Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 31 Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 14 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 10 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 10 24th June 2009 Total catch 216 of 60sp. (125W MV 95 of 46sp., 80W actinic 121 of 41sp.) First for year in garden: Teleiodes vulgella 2 Lozotaenia forsterana 3 Lathronympha strigana 1 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 1 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 1 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 5 Highest counts: Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 33 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 16 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 12 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 11 Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 11 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 10

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