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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Saturday, 30 July 2011
29/07/2011 N. Devon Moths
Ran 2 traps in the inlaws garden last night - the 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo and the 80W/11W Actinic/CFL combo trap. Excellent catch with a few expected goodies (or at least ones I don't/won't get in my garden). Total catch was 358 of 89 species, including a micro that is a British tick for me.
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 1
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 1
0443 Cedestis subfasciella 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0787 Bryotropha terrella 2
0873 Blastobasis adustella 1
0938 Agapeta zoegana 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 2
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 1
1108 Lobesia abscisana 1
1207 Pine Leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi) 1
1288 Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 3
1304 Agriphila straminella 11
1305 Agriphila tristella 9
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 3
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
1390 Udea prunalis 5
1395 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) 4
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 3
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 3
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 4
1690 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 5
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 3
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 9
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 11
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 4
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 6
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 3
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) 5
1830 Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) 2
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 2
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 1
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 3
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 3
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 5
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 5
1945 Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria) 2
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 1
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 1
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 4
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) 1
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 3
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2037 Rosy Footman (Miltochrista miniata) 8
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 23
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 1
2049 Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 2
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 18
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 4
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 1
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 5
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 3
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 12
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 35
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 2
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 1
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 27
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 1
2155 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 3
2173 Lychnis (Hadena bicruris) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 2
2284x Dark / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi) 2
2289 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 4
2291 Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) 2
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 2
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 24
2338 Rufous Minor (Oligia versicolor) 3
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 5
2360 Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) 1
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 1
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 5
2425 Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli) 3
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 1
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 2
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 1
Cedestis subfasciella
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 1
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 1
0443 Cedestis subfasciella 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0787 Bryotropha terrella 2
0873 Blastobasis adustella 1
0938 Agapeta zoegana 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 2
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 1
1108 Lobesia abscisana 1
1207 Pine Leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi) 1
1288 Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 3
1304 Agriphila straminella 11
1305 Agriphila tristella 9
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 3
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
1390 Udea prunalis 5
1395 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) 4
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 3
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 3
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 4
1690 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 5
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 3
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 9
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 11
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 4
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 6
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 3
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) 5
1830 Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) 2
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 2
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 1
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 3
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 3
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 5
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 5
1945 Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria) 2
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 1
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 1
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 4
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) 1
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 3
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2037 Rosy Footman (Miltochrista miniata) 8
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 23
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 1
2049 Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 2
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 18
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 4
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 1
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 5
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 3
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 12
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 35
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 2
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 1
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 27
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 1
2155 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 3
2173 Lychnis (Hadena bicruris) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 2
2284x Dark / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi) 2
2289 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 4
2291 Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) 2
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 2
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 24
2338 Rufous Minor (Oligia versicolor) 3
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 5
2360 Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) 1
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 1
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 5
2425 Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli) 3
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 1
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 2
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 1
Brussels Lace
Rosy Footman
Garden Tiger - absolutely knackered, but really pleased to see it as I honestly can't remember the last time I saw one
Coronet
Ear Moth
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Pickworth Great Wood - 26/07/2008
Pickworth Great Wood is one of, if not the, best mothing sites in VC55. It is a mainly broad-leaved woodland including some very ancient stands. It is managed by the Forestry Commission, and over the last couple of years has undergone some fairly extensive thinning/coppicing.
The wood is in the north-east of Rutland on the border with Lincolnshire. Immediately adjacent to the wood is Clipsham Quarry, which is still operational. This is itself an excellent site and the oldest part of the quarry cuts into the edge of the most ancient part of the wood - accessing this on a regular basis would no doubt provide some extremely interesting species.
The following map shows a few key points:
dark blue dot - Clipsham Quarry
yellow dot - shooting tower at the end of the main ride through Pickworth Great Wood
red dot - turning circle along the main ride, roughly 200M up from the tower
pale blue dot - locked gate at the entrance to the main ride
green dot - Holwell Wood, Lincolnshire
Saturday 26th July looked to be just about perfect for mothing, provided the weather held. It could either be one of the best nights in recent years or a thundery deluge. I decided to err on the optimistic side and pack all of my gear to set up for an all-nighter.
I ran 3 x 125W MV traps spaced evenly from the shooting tower to c25M short of the turning circle, and the 80W actinic and another 125W MV c50M & 100M further along the main ride from the turning circle. I also ran a 125W MV light over a sheet on the turning circle from 22:00 - 00:30.
From the early activity at the sheet, it was clearly going to be a huge list. The sheet and tripod were coated in moths and other insects. It was a bit catch-22 as there were so many it was difficult to keep track of numbers and pick out new species.
One or two moths on the tripod.
A few more on the legs.
Try sticking your head in this lot to identify something on the tripod or sheet! Moths flying into ears is a well known and unpleasant experience that I don't want to have.
By half past midnight I was knackered! The traps were also doing very well and having topped up the gennie I decided to knock off the tripod light and leave the traps whilst I grabbed a few hours sleep.
I woke up with a start just before 5am and it was already easily light enough to start gathering up the traps.
The 3 x 125W MV traps looking down to the shooting tower.
The 80W actinic and other 125W MV trap.
All of the traps were coated in moths on the outside, leading to great expectation of a mammoth emptying session.
Plenty of moths to count before turning off the lights and gathering the traps up.
More moths clinging to the light arrays. How many Coronets!?
Once all the traps were blocked off and gathered at the turning circle, and I'd grabbed a bit of breakfast, I started the task of emptying and recording. Thankfully I use a digital voice recorder otherwise this would be a stupidly long task. It took a good two and half hours as it was!
Every trap had egg trays packed like this!
So, the total catch for the five traps and the part-time sheet:
3192 of 233 species
132 macro species
101 micro species
Pro-rata this must rate as one of the best lists ever for VC55, and overall I think it must be easily in the top five. Certainly there aren't many lists with 100+ macros and micros.
The main highlight was a single Ancylis laetana, albeit a worn individual. This was recorded as a first for VC55 by Graham Finch only a few weeks ago, so really good to pick up another individual. It was more on the deceased side of moribund by the time I photographed it though.
Ancylis laetana
See Graham's photo of a smart fresh individual for comparison.
Other highlights included:
Morophaga choragella 1
Ypsolopha nemorella 3
Schreckensteinia festaliella 1
Agonopterix angelicella 6
Ethmia dodecea 1
Syncopacma larseniella 1
Acompsia cinerella 4
Psoricoptera gibbosella 1
Mompha lacteella 1
Choristoneura hebenstreitella 2
Evergestis pallidata 2
Pine Hawk-moth (Hyloicus pinastri) 1
Maple Prominent (Ptilodon cucullina) 1
Chocolate-tip (Clostera curtula) 2
Black Arches (Lymantria monacha) 59*
Four-dotted Footman (Cybosia mesomella) 2
Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) 66*
Mere Wainscot (Chortodes fluxa) 40
Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) 1
Species above 50 individuals (aside from *) were:
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 429
Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 137
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 127
Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 121
Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 94
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 79
Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 74
Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 69
July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 58
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 57
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 53
All in all a great session and a superb list. The full results are posted on the VC55 Moth Group for subscribers.
A few shots for interest - click for big on all.
Black Arches - a VC55 scarcity that is a PGW speciality.
Ear Moth - not one I'd expect at PGW, not sure if recorded there previously.
Mere Wainscot - another PGW speciality.
Morophga choragella - only two previous records I think.
Ypsolopha nemorella - one of the scarcer Ypsolopha sp. in VC55
Epinotia solandriana
Eudemis profundana - highly variable
Chocolate-tip - small second-brood individuals
Scalloped Hook-tip
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Saturday 26th July looked to be just about perfect for mothing, provided the weather held. It could either be one of the best nights in recent years or a thundery deluge. I decided to err on the optimistic side and pack all of my gear to set up for an all-nighter.
I ran 3 x 125W MV traps spaced evenly from the shooting tower to c25M short of the turning circle, and the 80W actinic and another 125W MV c50M & 100M further along the main ride from the turning circle. I also ran a 125W MV light over a sheet on the turning circle from 22:00 - 00:30.
From the early activity at the sheet, it was clearly going to be a huge list. The sheet and tripod were coated in moths and other insects. It was a bit catch-22 as there were so many it was difficult to keep track of numbers and pick out new species.
One or two moths on the tripod.
A few more on the legs.
Try sticking your head in this lot to identify something on the tripod or sheet! Moths flying into ears is a well known and unpleasant experience that I don't want to have.
By half past midnight I was knackered! The traps were also doing very well and having topped up the gennie I decided to knock off the tripod light and leave the traps whilst I grabbed a few hours sleep.
I woke up with a start just before 5am and it was already easily light enough to start gathering up the traps.
The 3 x 125W MV traps looking down to the shooting tower.
The 80W actinic and other 125W MV trap.
All of the traps were coated in moths on the outside, leading to great expectation of a mammoth emptying session.
Plenty of moths to count before turning off the lights and gathering the traps up.
More moths clinging to the light arrays. How many Coronets!?
Once all the traps were blocked off and gathered at the turning circle, and I'd grabbed a bit of breakfast, I started the task of emptying and recording. Thankfully I use a digital voice recorder otherwise this would be a stupidly long task. It took a good two and half hours as it was!
Every trap had egg trays packed like this!
So, the total catch for the five traps and the part-time sheet:
3192 of 233 species
132 macro species
101 micro species
Pro-rata this must rate as one of the best lists ever for VC55, and overall I think it must be easily in the top five. Certainly there aren't many lists with 100+ macros and micros.
The main highlight was a single Ancylis laetana, albeit a worn individual. This was recorded as a first for VC55 by Graham Finch only a few weeks ago, so really good to pick up another individual. It was more on the deceased side of moribund by the time I photographed it though.
Ancylis laetana
See Graham's photo of a smart fresh individual for comparison.
Other highlights included:
Morophaga choragella 1
Ypsolopha nemorella 3
Schreckensteinia festaliella 1
Agonopterix angelicella 6
Ethmia dodecea 1
Syncopacma larseniella 1
Acompsia cinerella 4
Psoricoptera gibbosella 1
Mompha lacteella 1
Choristoneura hebenstreitella 2
Evergestis pallidata 2
Pine Hawk-moth (Hyloicus pinastri) 1
Maple Prominent (Ptilodon cucullina) 1
Chocolate-tip (Clostera curtula) 2
Black Arches (Lymantria monacha) 59*
Four-dotted Footman (Cybosia mesomella) 2
Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) 66*
Mere Wainscot (Chortodes fluxa) 40
Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) 1
Species above 50 individuals (aside from *) were:
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 429
Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 137
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 127
Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 121
Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 94
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 79
Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 74
Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 69
July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 58
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 57
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 53
All in all a great session and a superb list. The full results are posted on the VC55 Moth Group for subscribers.
A few shots for interest - click for big on all.
Black Arches - a VC55 scarcity that is a PGW speciality.
Ear Moth - not one I'd expect at PGW, not sure if recorded there previously.
Mere Wainscot - another PGW speciality.
Morophga choragella - only two previous records I think.
Ypsolopha nemorella - one of the scarcer Ypsolopha sp. in VC55
Epinotia solandriana
Eudemis profundana - highly variable
Chocolate-tip - small second-brood individuals
Scalloped Hook-tip
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
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