Smart Malachite

Found this down the lane today during a very brief stop en route from dropping Alex off at a party.

Common Malachite Beetle

Probably the smartest thing I've seen all week. Garden mothing has remained rubbish on every attempt. I've rounded it up here more out of some odd sense of duty rather than it being interesting. It can only get better!

09/05/2011
Netted late afternoon
0247 Tinea trinotella 2
0409a Argyresthia trifasciata 20
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0883 Mompha raschkiella 1 (NFY)
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1288 Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) 1


09/05/2011
Total catch 16 of 10sp.
(125W MV 6 of 5, 80W/11W actinic/compact flourescent 10 of 7)
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1 (NFY)
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 1
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 1
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 2
1819 Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata) 2
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 4
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1920 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) 1
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 2
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 1

11/05/2011
Total catch 22 of 15sp.
(125W MV 11 of 9, 80W/11W actinic/compact flourescent 11 of 9)
0247 Tinea trinotella 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 2
0822 Scrobipalpa acuminatella 1
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 1
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 1
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 2
1920 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) 1
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1 (NFY)
2028 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) 1
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 3
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 3
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 2

14/05/2011
Total catch 12 of 9sp.
(125W MV 2 of 2, 80W/11W actinic/compact flourescent 10 of 8)
0409a Argyresthia trifasciata 1
0822 Scrobipalpa acuminatella 1
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 2
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 3
2028 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) 1
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 1 (NFY)
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 1