From The Garden Trap - 26/06/2011

With the KQ session on Saturday night and a couple of excellent garden nights on Sunday and Monday, there been a lot of transcribing, photographind and MapMating to do so there's a bit to catch up on.

Firstly, just to note that the KQ list is still under development! I managed to finish my part of the list earlier this evening and it is awaiting combining with Adrian's traps. I'll summarise this list once done, but from just my traps the list is already 3005 individuals of 188 species - it's going to be a bloody big list!

Sunday night was superb in the garden, and I was up at the crack of dawn on Monday to eagerly go through the traps. I wasn't disappointed either, as I picked up 2 more garden micro ticks.

Total catch 394 of 95sp.
(125W MV 194 of 64, 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 200 of 72)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
0148 Nemophora degeerella 1
0435 Zelleria hepariella 1

Nemophora degeerella - a bit knackered but .....

Sadly the Zelleria hepariella managed to evade the camera when it flew up and disappeared into the mothing equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle that exists in my kitchen - over the years a fair few moths have vanished in there without trace.

New for year in garden:
0020 Ectoedemia decentella 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 1
0640 Batia lunaris 1
0866 Brachmia blandella 1
1236 Pammene fasciana 1
1245 Grapholita janthinana 1
1302 Crambus perlella 5
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 1
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 1
2314 Dingy Shears (Parastichtis ypsillon) 2
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 3

Ectodemia decentella - thought this was also a garden first until I checked and see I had one back in 2007

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 45
0994 Clepsis consimilana 19
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 18
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 17
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 17
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 16
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 13
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 12
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 11

The rest:
0125 Emmetia marginea 1
0246 Tinea semifulvella 1
0263 Apple Leaf Miner (Lyonetia clerkella) 1
0420 Cherry Fruit Moth (Argyresthia pruniella) 8
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 2
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 2
0536 Coleophora betulella 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
0765 Teleiodes vulgella 2
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 3
0905 Blastodacna hellerella 9
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 3
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 7
1010 Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana) 5
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 8
1063 Celypha striana 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 8
1082 Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana) 1
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 3
1115 Ancylis achatana 2
1168 Gypsonoma sociana 2
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 1
1201 Eucosma cana 1
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 1
1261 Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) 2
1294 Crambus pascuella 8
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 3
1390 Udea prunalis 2
1392 Udea olivalis 1
1413 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis) 1
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 3
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 2
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 1
1690 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 2
1707 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata) 1
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 1
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1
1837 Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata) 1
1860 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 5
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 2
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 2
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 6
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 9
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 5
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1
1980 Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 6
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 1
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 1
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 7
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 2
2136 Gothic (Naenia typica) 2
2155 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 3
2302 Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea) 5
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 2
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 3
2330 Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 6
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 6
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 2
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 4
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 8

Thought this was going to be interesting, but with the help of plume guru Colin Hart it turns out to be just an odd Emmelina monodactyla. C'est la vie.