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

Thursday 1 July 2010

29th/30th Round up

Garden trap summaries for the last two nights, both excellent in terms of individuals and species. Both nights saw the newly modified 80W actinic/100W tugsten combination trap do well - seems that the additional visible light helps to draw in the moths. Things are building to the usual species peak in July - provided we get a full summer ...

29/06/2010 - Total catch 348 of 89sp
125W MV 215 of 70; 80W Actinic/100W Tungsten Combo 133 of 59

First for year in garden:
0161 Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina) 1
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 2
0640 Batia lunaris 3
0870 Oegoconia quadripuncta 1
0898 Limnaecia phragmitella 1
1032 Aleimma loeflingiana 1
1084 Hedya ochroleucana 2
1108 Lobesia abscisana 1
1236 Pammene fasciana 1
1483 Phycitodes binaevella
1690 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) 1
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 3
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) 1
2442 Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina) 1

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 33
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 23
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 16
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 14
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 13
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 11
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 11
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 11
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 10

The rest:
0263 Apple Leaf Miner (Lyonetia clerkella) 1
0409b Argyresthia cupressella 1
0420 Cherry Fruit Moth (Argyresthia pruniella) 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 2
0658 Carcina quercana 1
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 5
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 2
0994 Clepsis consimilana 2
1063 Celypha striana 3
1076 Celypha lacunana 7
1082 Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana) 1
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 2
1115 Ancylis achatana 3
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 1
1176 Epiblema trimaculana 4
1201 Eucosma cana 1
1245 Grapholita janthinana 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 7
1294 Crambus pascuella 4
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 3
1390 Udea prunalis 5
1392 Udea olivalis 2
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 2
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 2
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 6
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 1
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 7
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 2
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 1
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 8
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 2
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 2
1827 Freyer's Pug (Eupithecia intricata arceuthata) 2
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 2
1860 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) 7
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 2
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 4
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 1
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 2
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 2
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 1
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 8
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 3
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 2
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 4
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 8
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 5
2155 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 3
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 3
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 1
2284x Dark / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi) 1
2302 Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea) 3
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 2
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 3
2340 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula) 1
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 1
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 3
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 2
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 6
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 5

The Beautiful Golden Y was as good as a garden first. I recorded one in 1999 and haven't had one since. I had started to think I may have misidentified it, despite it being such an obvious species, so glad another has turned up. Hope it's not another 11 years before the next one for the garden.


30/06/2010 - Total catch 357 of 93sp
125W MV 188 of 70sp; 80W Actinic/100W Tungsten Combo 169 of 67

FIRST FOR GARDEN
1445 Pempelia formosa 1

Really pleased to take this - the 55th pyralid species for the garden

First for year in garden:
0014 Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli) 1
0427 Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) 1
1033 Green Oak Tortrix (Tortrix viridana) 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 5
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1380 Phlyctaenia perlucidalis 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 2
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 1
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala) 1

Highest counts:
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 37
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 27
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 17
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 14
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 13
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 11
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 10
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 10

The rest:
0420 Cherry Fruit Moth (Argyresthia pruniella) 3
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 4
0450 Hawthorn Moth (Scythropia crataegella) 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 7
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
0765 Teleiodes vulgella 1
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 3
0905 Blastodacna hellerella 6
0937 Agapeta hamana 2
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 2
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 5
0994 Clepsis consimilana 3
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 5
1063 Celypha striana 6
1076 Celypha lacunana 5
1082 Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana) 1
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 4
1084 Hedya ochroleucana 2
1115 Ancylis achatana 2
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 3
1261 Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 8
1294 Crambus pascuella 5
1344 Eudonia mercurella 2
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 3
1390 Udea prunalis 1
1392 Udea olivalis 2
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 6
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 9
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 1
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata) 3
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 2
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 3
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 2
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 3
1827 Freyer's Pug (Eupithecia intricata arceuthata) 1
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 5
1837 Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata) 1
1860 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) 3
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 2
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 3
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 3
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 1
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 8
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 6
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 2
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 6
2136 Gothic (Naenia typica) 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 2
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 1
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 1
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 1
2302 Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea) 1
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 1
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 2
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 4
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 3
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 2
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 1
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 6
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 3
2492 Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis) 1

Acleris forsskaleana

Heart and Dart - abberation

Ghost Moth - female

As at the end of June, the garden yearlist stands at a whopping 3981 of 264 sp.

I found this Lackey cocoon in the garden on 23rd - an adult male emerged on 28th:

Cocoon

Freshly Emerged

Inflated and drying wings

Ready to go ....

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