At Last!!

I've got a couple of garden lists to get onto the database and summarise, but last nights catch included a long-awaited and superb garden tick so I couldn't wait to show off ...

Small Ranunculus - get in!

This species first turned up in Leicester in 2006 and has fairly rapidly spread around the city turning up in various moth recorder's gardens on the way. I've been expecting it ever since but frustratingly no sign either in the garden or when out and about - until last night. Shame it has a knackered wing, but like the Pine Hawk last week I'll take it!

Bordered Pug

Common / Lesser Common Rustic - these very dark brown individuals with pale reniform stigma are the best candidates for confirming as Lesser Common.

Also in the trap last night was this click beetle, subsequently identified as Stenagostus rhombeus thanks to 'Boris' on Flickr.

Not sure yet of this species VC55 status.

From the garden trap - 28/07/2008

Another warm and wet night, another good list, and another garden first macro.


Buff Footman - as with the Dingy, an expected garden first.

Total catch 341 of 84sp.
(125W MV 202 of 64sp., 80W actinic 139 of 44sp.)

First for garden:
Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 1
First for year in garden:
Argyresthia brockeella 1
Agonopterix subpropinquella 1
Maiden's Blush (Cyclophora punctaria) 1
Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 1
Bordered Pug (Eupithecia succenturiata) 1
Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa) 1
Highest counts:
Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 36
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 34
Blastobasis adustella 30
Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 25
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 24
Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 15
Other highlights:
Dioryctria abietella 1


Maiden's Blush - second for garden, first was in June 2000.


Bordered Pug


Yellow Shell