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Tuesday, 29 June 2010

From the garden trap ..

Here's the long-overdue garden trapping summaries from the last week. No trapping on Saturday night whilst I was away at Ketton, or last night as I didn't want to be getting up early!

22/06/2010
Total catch 217 of 70sp (125W MV 109 of 50, 80W actinic 108 of 50)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
1168 Gypsonoma sociana 1

First for year in garden:
0125 Emmetia marginea 1
0246 Tinea semifulvella 2
0263 Apple Leaf Miner (Lyonetia clerkella) 3
0905 Blastodacna hellerella 2
1120 Ancylis mitterbacheriana 1
1169 Gypsonoma dealbana 1
1245 Grapholita janthinana 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 2
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 2

Latest ever for garden:
1778 May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata) 1
(Previous latest 16/06/2008)

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 32
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 15
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 11
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 9
1860 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) 9
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 6
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 6
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 6


23/06/2010
Total catch 202 of 65sp (125W MV 110 of 49, 80W actinic 92 of 42)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
1146 Epinotia rubiginosana 1

First for year in garden:
0450 Hawthorn Moth (Scythropia crataegella) 2
1390 Udea prunalis 1
2000 Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius) 1
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 3

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 31
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 15
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 10
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 7
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 7
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 6
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 6
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 6

Best of the rest:
0409b Argyresthia cupressella 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 3
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 3
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 1
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 3
2492 Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis) 1


24/06/2010
Total catch 160 of 53sp (125W MV 109 of 41, 80W actinic 51 of 24)

First for year in garden:
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 1
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 1
2008 Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina) 1
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 1
2170 Varied Coronet (Hadena compta) 1

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 24
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 14
2333 Large Nutmeg (Apamea anceps) 9
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 8
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 7
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 7
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 7
1076 Celypha lacunana 6
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 6
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 6
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 6

Best of the rest:
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 1


25/06/2010
Total catch 161 of 48sp (125W MV 96 of 48, 80W actinic 65 of 28)

First for year in garden:
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 1
0765 Teleiodes vulgella 1
0873 Blastobasis adustella 1
1150 Epinotia abbreviana 1
1178 Epiblema roborana 1
1336 Eudonia pallida 1
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 1
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 1

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 28
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 11
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 10
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 10
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 8
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 7

Best of the rest:
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 3
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 1
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 1


27/06/2010
Total catch 190 of 61sp (125W MV 112 of 49, 80W actinic 78 of 30)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
1876 Small Yellow Wave (Hydrelia flammeolaria) 1


First for year in garden:
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 1
1654 Figure of Eighty (Tethea ocularis octogesimea) 1
1792 Dark Umber (Philereme transversata britannica) 1
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 1

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 28
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 13
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 9
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 8
1076 Celypha lacunana 7
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 7
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 7
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 7

Best of the rest:
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 2
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 3
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 3

Drinker - a big female

Marbled Beauty

The traps are back on tonight, but the 80W actinic has now got an additional bolt-on tungsten bulb - a similar trap did pretty well at Ketton on Saturday night.

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