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

Thursday, 20 May 2010

At last!

Finally a trap-emptying session worth getting up early for. It was still cloudy and c16°C at 00:30 when I stopped potting a few bits and left the traps to it, and up at 6 this morning to eagerly check the final catch which was a very respectable 80 of 37sp (125W MV 48 of 29sp, 80W actinic 32 of 18sp). No hawks or prominents though, but pleased to start seeing a few more micros at last.

0227 Skin Moth (Monopis laevigella) 1 [first for year]
0247 Tinea trinotella 2
0326 Phyllonorycter blancardella 1 [first for year]
0332 Phyllonorycter corylifoliella 1 [first for year]
0357 Phyllonorycter stettinensis 2 [first for year]
0409a Argyresthia trifasciata 3 [first for year]
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 3
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 2
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0697 Agonopterix arenella 1
0822 Scrobipalpa acuminatella 2
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1 [first for year]
0986 Syndemis musculana 1 [first for year]
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 4
1288 Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) 3
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1 [first for year]
1648 Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) 1 [first for year]
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 3
1747 Streamer (Anticlea derivata) 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 2
1778 May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata) 1
1817 Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) 2 [first for year]
1819 Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata) 1
1825 Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata) 1 [first for year]
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 9
1835 White-spotted Pug (Eupithecia tripunctaria) 3
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 8
1936 Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria) 1
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 2
2078 Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis) 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 5
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1
2284x Grey Dagger / Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi) 1
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 3

Also:
Parornix spp. 4

I've got a few potted up for photos, but they'll have to wait as I'm off to Yorkshire on business today (hopefully with a bit of coastal birding afterwards).

1 comment:

Bennyboymothman said...

Clap clap! what a superb night it was, i'm still reeling from it myself, lots of records to sort of, pictures etc!