Water Carpet - nice to get one in consecutive years after no records in 2010 - 2017
Pine Beauty - always a favourite, although this one is not the brightest example
Showing posts with label Pine Beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pine Beauty. Show all posts
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Monday, 23 April 2018
Ivy Muncher plus
Found this larva on a brick wall immediately adjacent to a large ivy bush in the garden. I recognised it straight away as it's one I've found here before on the same ivy bush ....
I've got it feeding up in a tub of ivy leaves and will rear through - with a bit of luck I can get a few shots of a pristine fresh adult.
Over the weekend I had a bit of a half-arsed attempt at recording Emperor Moth with a pheromone lure. I tried three sites on different days and times without success. Either I'm not patient enough, the lure is dead or the moth is genuinely not present (and quite possibly all three at the same time!). One of the sites was Warren Hills, one part of what little heath and billberry scrubby moor we have in the Charnwood area. Green Hairstreak was on the wing but too quick and active for a snap.
Recent bits from the garden traps include:
I also had a great night out in the field with Adrian Russell and Graham Finch last week, at a site right in the north-west of VC55. Grange Wood is a decent sized mixed woodland, which is actually in the county of Derbyshire but just falls within the VC55 recording area (one of the historical quirks that again show how the VC boundaries have nothing to do with current political boundaries). We had a great mix of species, including a couple of full British Ticks for me - a cracking Blossom Underwing that Adrian took to photograph and this tortrix:
Also a few nice-to-see species for the year including Early-tooth Striped, Lunar Marbled Brown, Purple Thorn and a few Lead-coloured Drabs including this lead-coloured and drab one ..
Old Lady
I've got it feeding up in a tub of ivy leaves and will rear through - with a bit of luck I can get a few shots of a pristine fresh adult.
Over the weekend I had a bit of a half-arsed attempt at recording Emperor Moth with a pheromone lure. I tried three sites on different days and times without success. Either I'm not patient enough, the lure is dead or the moth is genuinely not present (and quite possibly all three at the same time!). One of the sites was Warren Hills, one part of what little heath and billberry scrubby moor we have in the Charnwood area. Green Hairstreak was on the wing but too quick and active for a snap.
The lure is just about visible in a black net wrap on the twiggy bush
Recent bits from the garden traps include:
Least Black Arches
Brindled Beauty
V-Pug
Water Carpet - only fifth for garden and first since 2009
Streamer, first since 2012
Caloptilia rufipennella
Caloptilia stigmatella
Pine Beauty
I also had a great night out in the field with Adrian Russell and Graham Finch last week, at a site right in the north-west of VC55. Grange Wood is a decent sized mixed woodland, which is actually in the county of Derbyshire but just falls within the VC55 recording area (one of the historical quirks that again show how the VC boundaries have nothing to do with current political boundaries). We had a great mix of species, including a couple of full British Ticks for me - a cracking Blossom Underwing that Adrian took to photograph and this tortrix:
Pammene giganteana - third VC55 record
Also a few nice-to-see species for the year including Early-tooth Striped, Lunar Marbled Brown, Purple Thorn and a few Lead-coloured Drabs including this lead-coloured and drab one ..
Lead-coloured Drab
Monday, 16 April 2018
Late Early
A quick catch up on a few from the garden, with two 'Early' moths appearing a bit later than might be expected:
Pine Beauty, 06/04/2018
Early Grey, 13/04/2018
Shoulder Stripe, 06/04/2018
Early Thorn, 14/04/2018
Double-striped Pug, 07/04/2018
A very knackered Oak Nycteoline, 14/04/2018
Monday, 31 March 2014
Pine Beauty
Another good night in the garden traps, although the best moth of the night almost eluded me - I'd already emptied both the 125W MV and the 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo trap before I noticed this hanging of the underside of the handle on the MV trap ....
This is by no means annual in my garden, and this is the first since 2011 so pleased to see it. Otherwise fairly regular stuff with the total catch 81 of 16sp.
0283 Caloptilia betulicola 1
0663 Diurnea fagella 2
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 2
1288 Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) 1 (NFY)
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 5
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 3
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 11
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 1 (NFY)
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 2 (NFY)
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 20
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 8
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 17
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 3
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 2
Pine Beauty
This is by no means annual in my garden, and this is the first since 2011 so pleased to see it. Otherwise fairly regular stuff with the total catch 81 of 16sp.
0283 Caloptilia betulicola 1
0663 Diurnea fagella 2
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 2
1288 Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) 1 (NFY)
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 5
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 3
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 11
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 1 (NFY)
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 2 (NFY)
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 20
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 8
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 17
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 3
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 2
Saturday, 2 April 2011
01/04/2011 Mothing
Following on from the post this morning, here are the summaries and photos from mothing on Friday night.
First up, the result from 3 x 125W MV traps operated at Gisborne's Gorse within Charnwood Lodge from dusk till dawn. The mild conditions with partial cloud cover and no rain were good, with most of the wood sheltered from the strong breeze that was in force in open areas. It was just about constant at 11°C from lighting up until first light this morning. The total catch was 1075 of 23sp. Not bad eh? The catch included 8 yearticks as indicated in the list.
0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella 4 (NFY)
0461 Ypsolopha ustella 1 (NFY)
0663 Diurnea fagella 31
1044x Acleris ferrugana/notana 4
1054 Acleris cristana 2
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 1
1775 Mottled Grey (Colostygia multistrigaria) 11 (NFY)
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 406 (NFY)
1930 Oak Beauty (Biston strataria) 8
1934 Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria) 1
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 5
2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 5
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 2 (NFY)
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 171
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 226
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 19
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda) 60
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 47
2236 Pale Pinion (Lithophane hepatica) 1 (NFY)
2237 Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis) 1 (NFY)
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 5
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 61
2423 Oak Nycteoline (Nycteola revayana) 3 (NFY)
Most numerous moth of the night - Brindled Pug
Mottled Grey - a species I've only ever seen at Charnwood Lodge
Pine Beauty - Ben's favourite .....
Pale Pinion - nowhere near as rare as it used to be
Grey Shoulder-knot - ditto the above
Red Chestnut - not sure why but this is a favourite of mine
Oak Nycteoline - another favourite
Once I got around to emptying the garden traps it highlighted how different the results can be when trapping in the garden versus trapping in prime habitat in the same general conditions. The garden is not sheltered from the wind, but was maybe a degree warmer. The total catch was pants - just 22 of 11sp. This did however include a couple of garden yearticks, including an Acleris hastiana. It was only last week that I mentioned to Adrian that I hadn't seen one in the garden for a few years (last one was 2006).
0663 Diurnea fagella 2 (NFY)
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 1
1053 Acleris hastiana 1 (NFY)
1054 Acleris cristana 1
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 9
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1
Acleris hastiana
First up, the result from 3 x 125W MV traps operated at Gisborne's Gorse within Charnwood Lodge from dusk till dawn. The mild conditions with partial cloud cover and no rain were good, with most of the wood sheltered from the strong breeze that was in force in open areas. It was just about constant at 11°C from lighting up until first light this morning. The total catch was 1075 of 23sp. Not bad eh? The catch included 8 yearticks as indicated in the list.
0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella 4 (NFY)
0461 Ypsolopha ustella 1 (NFY)
0663 Diurnea fagella 31
1044x Acleris ferrugana/notana 4
1054 Acleris cristana 2
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 1
1775 Mottled Grey (Colostygia multistrigaria) 11 (NFY)
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 406 (NFY)
1930 Oak Beauty (Biston strataria) 8
1934 Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria) 1
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 5
2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 5
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 2 (NFY)
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 171
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 226
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 19
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda) 60
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 47
2236 Pale Pinion (Lithophane hepatica) 1 (NFY)
2237 Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis) 1 (NFY)
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 5
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 61
2423 Oak Nycteoline (Nycteola revayana) 3 (NFY)
Most numerous moth of the night - Brindled Pug
Mottled Grey - a species I've only ever seen at Charnwood Lodge
Pine Beauty - Ben's favourite .....
Pale Pinion - nowhere near as rare as it used to be
Grey Shoulder-knot - ditto the above
Red Chestnut - not sure why but this is a favourite of mine
Oak Nycteoline - another favourite
Once I got around to emptying the garden traps it highlighted how different the results can be when trapping in the garden versus trapping in prime habitat in the same general conditions. The garden is not sheltered from the wind, but was maybe a degree warmer. The total catch was pants - just 22 of 11sp. This did however include a couple of garden yearticks, including an Acleris hastiana. It was only last week that I mentioned to Adrian that I hadn't seen one in the garden for a few years (last one was 2006).
0663 Diurnea fagella 2 (NFY)
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 1
1053 Acleris hastiana 1 (NFY)
1054 Acleris cristana 1
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 9
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1
Acleris hastiana
Thursday, 29 April 2010
28/04/2010 Mothing Part 3 of 3 : The Garden
Following on from the unexpectedly low numbers at Ketton Quarry, the garden traps this morning were the same picture - more species but not in any great numbers.
The total catch was 33 of 19sp. (125W MV 22 of 15, 80W actinic 11 of 9).
0288 Caloptilia stigmatella 1
0483 Epermenia chaerophyllella 1 [first for year]
0608 Elachista rufocinerea 1 [first for year]
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) 1 [first for year]
1835 White-spotted Pug (Eupithecia tripunctaria) 2 [first for year]
1853 Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata) 3
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 1 [first for year]
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 3
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1927 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria) 1
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 1
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 4
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 2
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1 [first for year]
2469 Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) 1
The total catch was 33 of 19sp. (125W MV 22 of 15, 80W actinic 11 of 9).
0288 Caloptilia stigmatella 1
0483 Epermenia chaerophyllella 1 [first for year]
0608 Elachista rufocinerea 1 [first for year]
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) 1 [first for year]
1835 White-spotted Pug (Eupithecia tripunctaria) 2 [first for year]
1853 Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata) 3
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 1 [first for year]
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 3
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1927 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria) 1
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 1
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 4
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 2
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1 [first for year]
2469 Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) 1
Chinese Character
Oak-tree Pug
Elachista rufocinerea
Spectacle
No idea why it's called the Spectacle
Caloptilia stigmatella
Pine Beauty - the less colourful colour form
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Pale Pinion, Martinshaw, Butterbur
First up, the garden traps last night (Friday 23rd) were shite for numbers but I was very pleased to find another Pale Pinion nestling in one of the egg trays making the effort worthwhile. Total catch was just 9 of 4sp. (125W MV 5 of 3, 80W actinic 4 of 2).
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 2
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 5
2236 Pale Pinion (Lithophane hepatica) 1
The brief session at Martinshaw Wood with Adrian Russell ended up with a reasonable list, considering the still cool conditions and a relatively early finish. We ran 1 x 125W light over a sheet and 4 x 125W MV traps up to c22:30. The total catch was 257 of 17sp., including 4 yearticks for me.
Martinshaw Wood is mainly coniferous plantation interspersed with some remnant broadleaved wood including Oak, Aspen, Birch and Sallow. Also a reasonable mix in the understory. One of the main benefits of this site is that the rides afford excellent vehicular access - always a major bonus for moth trapping.
Not quite so usual is the fact that the wood is bisected by a rather larger track, as seen in this map which also shows the central point where we ran the sheet (2), the access track entrance (1), plus the four trap locations.
0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella 99 [yeartick]
0461 Ypsolopha ustella 2
0663 Diurnea fagella 14
1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 3 [yeartick]
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 29
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 1
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) 20 [yeartick]
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 2
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 7
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 21
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 3
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda) 5
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 32
2237 Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis) 1 [yeartick]
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 10
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 6
I've checked back and it was 2002 when I last moth-trapped at Martinshaw Wood - must try and get in more through this year. Here's a few of the highlights:
Finally, I mentioned Butterbur at Misterton Marsh the other day - here's a couple of quick snaps showing how prolific it is at this site.
As far as I know, there are not too many sites in VC55 with Butterbur - I'm going to make a concerted effort to check this one for The Butterbur (moth) later in the spring by cutting a few stems to check for larvae.
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 2
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 5
2236 Pale Pinion (Lithophane hepatica) 1
Pale Pinion
The brief session at Martinshaw Wood with Adrian Russell ended up with a reasonable list, considering the still cool conditions and a relatively early finish. We ran 1 x 125W light over a sheet and 4 x 125W MV traps up to c22:30. The total catch was 257 of 17sp., including 4 yearticks for me.
Martinshaw Wood is mainly coniferous plantation interspersed with some remnant broadleaved wood including Oak, Aspen, Birch and Sallow. Also a reasonable mix in the understory. One of the main benefits of this site is that the rides afford excellent vehicular access - always a major bonus for moth trapping.
Not quite so usual is the fact that the wood is bisected by a rather larger track, as seen in this map which also shows the central point where we ran the sheet (2), the access track entrance (1), plus the four trap locations.
0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella 99 [yeartick]
0461 Ypsolopha ustella 2
0663 Diurnea fagella 14
1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 3 [yeartick]
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 29
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 1
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) 20 [yeartick]
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 2
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 7
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 21
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 3
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda) 5
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 32
2237 Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis) 1 [yeartick]
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 10
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 6
I've checked back and it was 2002 when I last moth-trapped at Martinshaw Wood - must try and get in more through this year. Here's a few of the highlights:
Lunar Marbled Brown - darker form
Lunar Marbled Brown - regular form
Eriocrania subpurpurella
Water Carpet
Grey Shoulder-knot - a worn three-legged individual
Pine Beauty - can't see enough of these smart moths
Finally, I mentioned Butterbur at Misterton Marsh the other day - here's a couple of quick snaps showing how prolific it is at this site.
As far as I know, there are not too many sites in VC55 with Butterbur - I'm going to make a concerted effort to check this one for The Butterbur (moth) later in the spring by cutting a few stems to check for larvae.
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