Big Garden Trap List 19/07/2010

A superb night for garden mothing - warm, humid, light breeze, occasional light showers and feeling like a big thunder storm could brew up any minute. This morning I was up at first light keen to see how the traps had done, and was rewarded with a big catch and a big garden tick.

Total catch 475 of 105sp.
(125W MV 190 of 79; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo of 285 of 75)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
1978 Pine Hawk-moth (Hyloicus pinastri) 1

Okay - not the freshest specimen but beggars can't be choosers (and any other cliche or saying that fits)

First for year in garden:
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella 2
1183 Epiblema foenella 1
1197 Eucosma campoliliana 1
1207 Pine Leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi) 1
1356 Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis) 1
1417 Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis) 1
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta caliginosa) 1
2341 Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula) 1

Highest counts:
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 80
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 59
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 26
1304 Agriphila straminella 19
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 15
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 13

Best of the rest:
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 7
0898 Limnaecia phragmitella 2
1086 Hedya salicella 1
1336 Eudonia pallida 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 2
1792 Dark Umber (Philereme transversata britannica) 2
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 4
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 2
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala) 1

Meal Moth

Limnaecia phragmitella

Eucosma campoliliana

Epiblema foenella

Cloaked Minor