From the garden trap, 11th - 16th August

Finally got some data into Mapmate from recent nights. Main summary is: lots of Large Yellow Underwings (mainly in the actinic trap); record-breaking numbers of Gold Spots (for the garden) on 14th & 16th; a few Old Ladies, declining diversity. 11/08/2009 Total catch 199 of 48sp. (125W MV 78 of 27sp., 80W actinic 121 of 37sp.) + Sugar 2 of 2sp. First for year in garden: Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) 1 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) 1 Old Lady (Mormo maura) 1 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 66 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 18 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 12 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 10 Other highlights: Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 1 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 4 12/08/2009 Total catch 308 of 49sp. (125W MV 110 of 41sp., 80W actinic 198 of 33sp.) + Sugar 1 of 1sp. First for year in garden: Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata) 1 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 2 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 116 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 31 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 22 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 12 Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 12 Other highlights: Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1 Old Lady (Mormo maura) 1 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 5 13/08/2009 Sugar 0 of 0sp. 14/08/2009 Total catch 289 of 38sp. (125W MV 102 of 26sp., 80W actinic 187 of 31sp.) + Sugar 26 of 14sp. First for year in garden: Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 2 Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) 1 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 135 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 18 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 17 Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 14 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 13 Other highlights: Old Lady (Mormo maura) 1 16/08/2009 Total catch 231 of 48sp. (125W MV 63 of 21sp., 80W actinic 168 of 40sp.) + Sugar 2 of 2sp. First for year in garden: Acleris aspersana 1 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata subfulvata) 1 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 97 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 22 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 11 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 10 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 10 Other highlights: Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1 Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera) 1 Old Lady (Mormo maura) 1 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1 Red Underwing Tawny-speckled Pug Silver Y