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

Tuesday 26 April 2011

I was happy with two Nuts, then I got a nice Pussy .....

Don't know what you were thinking about, I meant these ...

Puss Moth

Nut-tree Tussock

I ran a couple of traps at the in-laws North Devon garden over the weekend - with some excellent results. Apart from the two above, I also picked up a completely unexpected Great Prominent - one I've only ever seen in excellent mature woodland before.

The garden is pretty big, in a rural valley. A stream runs through, and there is a decent sized wood not to far from the garden. Also plenty of mature trees in and around the garden. I ran two 125W MV traps - one positioned by the wood shed and one at the top of the garden on the other side of the stream next to a compost pile. I avoided running a trap by the Badger latrine under some conifers .....



Considering how infrequently I have trapped here over the years, and given that most trapping is around the same time of year, the garden list is up to an amazingly respectable 245 species now, with 8 added on these two nights (marked FFG and in bold yellow). The two nights trapping also provided 17 yearticks, including one or two that do not currently occur in VC55.

23/04/2011
94 of 22sp.
0436 Pseudoswammerdamia combinella 1 (FFG)
0986 Syndemis musculana 1 (FFG)
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 8 (NFY)
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 1
1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 2 (NFY)
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 2 (NFY)
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 5
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
1927 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria) 1
1957 White-pinion Spotted (Lomographa bimaculata) 1 (FFG) (NFY)
1995 Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) 1 (FFG) (NFY)
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 4 (NFY)
2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) 26
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 8
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 6
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 5
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 26
2425 Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli) 1 (NFY)
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1 (NFY)

White-pinion Spotted

Small Phoenix

24/04/2011
130 of 30sp.
0436 Pseudoswammerdamia combinella 1
0608 Elachista rufocinerea 1 (FFG)
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1 (FFG) (NFY)
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 6
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 2
1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 4
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 1 (NFY)
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1
1881 Early Tooth-striped (Trichopteryx carpinata) 1 (NFY)
1888 Scorched Carpet (Ligdia adustata) 1 (NFY)
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 8
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1920 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) 1 (NFY)
1927 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria) 5
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 3
2005 Great Prominent (Peridea anceps) 1 (FFG) (NFY)
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 1 (FFG) (NFY)
2028 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) 1
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 6
2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) 10
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 5
2173 Lychnis (Hadena bicruris) 2 (NFY)
2186 Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis) 5
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 9
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 5
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 43
2425 Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli) 1
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1 (NFY)

Great Prominent

Early Tooth-striped

Scorched Carpet

Both night also brought around 10 Cockchafers - one which is still firmly on my mothing villains list ..

Cockchafer


Aside from the excellent garden mothing, we had a great time down in Devon with some absolutely glorious hot sunshine and associated sunburn. I'll post a few photos separately when I get them sorted. But as a taster (click for big)..

We had a great day on Woolacombe beach

Superb scenery around the Valley of the Rocks near to Lynmouth

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