Catch up

I've neglected the blog for a few days for various reasons. I've got a few garden trap list summaries, but first here's a cracking caterpillar to share:

This is a first instar Oak Eggar. I had a few eggs from the female I caught in the garden on 11/07/2010 and all hatched on 28/07/2010. I'm rearing them on sallow at the moment. Even at first instar and newly hatched they are a fair size, c10mm. Hopefully I can get a few to final instar, and hopefully a few of those will be big fat females for assembling with next year.

Now for the garden trapping:

23/07/2010
Total catch 162 of 52sp.
(125W MV 84 of 36; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 78 of 31)

First for year in garden:
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 3
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 1

Highest counts:
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 29
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 22
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 12
1304 Agriphila straminella 9
1424 Endotricha flammealis 7
1390 Udea prunalis 5
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 5

Best of the rest:
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 2
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1


25/07/2010
Total catch 311 of 86sp.
(125W MV 175 of 62; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 136 of 54)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
1016 Cnephasia longana 1
2165 Small Ranunculus (Hecatera dysodea) 1

I'd missed that longana was new for the garden - I'd let it go before realising as it was not the smartest individual for a photo. Small Ranunculus is triple-tick for me (British, County, Garden).

First for year in garden:
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 1
0425 Orchard Ermine (Yponomeuta padella) 1
1362 Pyrausta purpuralis 1
1839 Bordered Pug (Eupithecia succenturiata) 1
2049 Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 1

Highest counts:
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 46
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 30
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 21
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 20
0873 Blastobasis adustella 12
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 12
1439 Trachycera advenella 9
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 8
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 6

Best of the rest:
0898 Limnaecia phragmitella 1
1183 Epiblema foenella 1
1207 Pine Leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi) 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 5
1513 White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 2
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 2
2031 White Satin (Leucoma salicis) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 1
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 1


26/07/2010
Total catch 152 of 56sp.
(125W MV 91 of 41; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 57 of 32)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
0366a Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner (Cameraria ohridella) 4

This is the first time I've picked up this species at light.

First for year in garden:
0428 Willow Ermine (Yponomeuta rorrella) 2
1139 Nut Bud Moth (Epinotia tenerana) 1
2297 Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 1

Highest counts:
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 22
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 14
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 10
1304 Agriphila straminella 8
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 8
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 6

Best of the rest:
0125 Emmetia marginea 1
0602 Elachista apicipunctella 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 4
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 1

Willow Ermine

Bird-cherry Ermine - a bit worn

Dun-bar

Copper Underwing

Copper Underwing - underside of hindwing

28/07/2010
Total catch 125 of 57sp.
(125W MV 71 of 37; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 54 of 34)

First for year in garden:
1790 Tissue (Triphosa dubitata) 1

Highest counts:
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 19
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 11
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 9
1439 Trachycera advenella 7

Best of the rest:
0254 Laburnum Leaf Miner (Leucoptera laburnella) 1
0602 Elachista apicipunctella 1
1398 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella) 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1726 Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata) 1
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 2
2319 Lunar-spotted Pinion (Cosmia pyralina) 1
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1

Trachycera advenella