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Saturday, 10 July 2010

Garden trapping 8th/9th

Summaries of the last two nights - both warm and humid though 8th was a much better catch than last night for some reason.

08/07/2010 : Total catch 447 of 108sp
(125W MV 241 of 85; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 206 of 69)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
0254 Laburnum Leaf Miner (Leucoptera laburnella) 1


First for year in garden:
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 2
0642 Batia unitella 2
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 4
1010 Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana) 1
1260 Cydia splendana 1
1452 Phycita roborella 1
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
1513 White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) 1
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 1
1874 Dingy Shell (Euchoeca nebulata) 1
2314 Dingy Shears (Parastichtis ypsillon) 1

Highest counts:
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 41
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 25
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 24
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 21
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 18
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 16
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 13
1076 Celypha lacunana 11
1390 Udea prunalis 11
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 11

Best of the rest:
0866 Brachmia blandella 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 3
1792 Dark Umber (Philereme transversata britannica) 1
1827 Freyer's Pug (Eupithecia intricata arceuthata) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 3
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 6
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 3
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala) 1
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 1

09/07/2010 : Total catch 346 of 93sp
(125W MV 166 of 70; 160W MBTF 180 of 68)

First for year in garden:
0422 Argyresthia albistria 1
1305 Agriphila tristella 2
1830 Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) 1

Highest counts:
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 42
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 20
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 18
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 14
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 13
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 11

Best of the rest:
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 3
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 4
1931 Peppered Moth [melanic form] (Biston betularia f. carbonaria) 1
1980 Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 1
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 1

Ypsolopha sequella

Brachmia blandella

White Plume Moth

Dingy Shell

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