Birds, Leps, Observations & Generalities - the images and ramblings of Mark Skevington. Sometimes.

Thursday 30 June 2011

From The Garden Trap - 27/06/2011

On the off-chance that anyone is reading this blog, thought I'd get the garden posts up to date. Didn't run the garden trap on Tuesday and Wednesday - slight turn-down in conditions plus I was too knackered to be getting early again. So just the Monday night catch to report, but before that I forgot to mention yesterday that I had a yeartick Borkhausenia fuscescens on the front garden on Saturday afternoon.

So, Monday night was more of the same numbers wise - actually even more moths - but sadly nothing new for the garden.

Total catch 441 of 92sp.
(125W MV 197 of 64, 80W/100W actinic/tungsten 244 of 66)

New for year in garden:
0726 Metzneria metzneriella 1
0886 Mompha ochraceella 1 (2nd record, 1st was 2003)
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1
1219 Lathronympha strigana 2
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 1
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) 1
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 1
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 5
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 1
2216 Shark (Cucullia umbratica) 1


Highest counts:
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 34
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 30
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 27
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 24
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 24
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 19
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 18 (by far biggest ever count in garden)
1076 Celypha lacunana 17

V-Pug

Scalloped Oak

Shark

The rest:
0246 Tinea semifulvella 1
0288 Caloptilia stigmatella 1
0420 Cherry Fruit Moth (Argyresthia pruniella) 3
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 2
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 2
0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 3
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
0765 Teleiodes vulgella 1
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 5
0905 Blastodacna hellerella 6
0937 Agapeta hamana 2
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 1
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 2
0994 Clepsis consimilana 8
1010 Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana) 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 12
1063 Celypha striana 11
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 6
1115 Ancylis achatana 3
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 5
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 3
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 12
1294 Crambus pascuella 4
1302 Crambus perlella 2
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 5
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 3
1390 Udea prunalis 10
1413 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis) 1
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 3
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 1
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 5
1707 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata) 1
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 4
1825 Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata) 1
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 2
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 6
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 2
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 2
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 3
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 10
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 3
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 1
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 13
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 2
2136 Gothic (Naenia typica) 2
2155 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) 3
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 6
2284x Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi) 1
2302 Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea) 2
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 1
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 4
2330 Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) 1
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 5
2340 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula) 1
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 2
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 8
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 5

Wednesday 29 June 2011

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.

Sunday 26 June 2011

KQ

Not long back from the Ketton Quarry jaunt, having emptied the car of the mothing load, fridged up a few bits and freshened up a bit!

Turned out to be both a very good and a diappointing night - plenty of species diversity and good numbers with a couple of nice surprises, but a few of the expected species for this site at this time of year were no-shows. Conditions were perfect, so hard to know if the absences were due to being over already in the advanced season or being adversely affected by the hot dry spring. It's going to take a while to sort out the combined list etc.

Meanwhile, there were non-moth surprises in a couple of traps, loads of Glow-worms last night and some nice clearwing porn this morning ....

How to treat a brand new car ....

Marbled White on one trap, Ringlet in another ....

Checked the poplars this morning, just one female Hornet Moth emerged

Lots of holes and exuviae evident though

Checked later and she'd scored

Saturday 25 June 2011

Anticipation

Forecast looking good - low point at 3am will be a healthy 14C with 96% humidity, and it will be dry. It's been building up all day after a damp dull start. No sunshine; just drying out, warming up and looking good for some mega mothing. The south-westerly won't hurt.

So, an overnighter at Ketton Quarry is on the cards. The new car is fully loaded up - fair to say it's a tighter squeeze than in the old Vectra, but in fairness that's the difference between 'ridiculously capacious' and 'more than big enough'. Still, I've managed to load up the pasting table, 8 traps, 3 gennies, 7 cable reels, a sheet kit, 2 petrol cannisters, 2 choke assys for the 250W traps and the usual sleeping gear, cameras pots and bits.

Expect a big list and some goodies over the next few days.

Giant lacewing type thing

Back on the 03/06/2011 session at Charnwood Lodge, one of my traps had an odd looking giant lacewing type thing in it, just over an inch long. This is it in fact (click for giant) ....


I've subsequently learned that it is actually a Giant Lacewing (Osmylus fulvicephalus). You'd think they'd come up with a more suitable vernacular .....

Friday 24 June 2011

From The Garden Trap - 22/06/2011

Before I give the summary from garden trapping on Wednesday night, a bit of a landmark in terms of the garden list has been reached. ish. Back on 16th Jan I was speculating on which new species might turn up in the garden, and also on whether the garden list would top 600 during 2011. Before Wednedsay night, the garden list comprised 297 Macros, 298 Micros and an additional 4 micros for gen det confirmation of the provisional ID - all of which are certainly new species for the garden. That gives a grand total of 599 species unless my mental maths needs calibrating. So, the Heart and Club will (eventually) be the 600th moth species for the garden. Hurrah. And it doesn't stop there as there is another new micro and another one for gen det as you'll see shortly.

Also worth noting that back on 16th Jan the list stood at 296 macros and 293 micros (589 species). I somewhat unscientifically suggested 25 micros and 25 macros that could potentially turn up. One of the two new macros since then was on the list (Puss Moth). But of the new micros, only one of the six definite and five TBC additions was on the list, clearly showing what a load of speculative nonsense that list was.

Anyway, here's the summary and pics for what turned out to be a very good night.

Total catch 220 of 63sp.
(125W MV 89 of 36; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 131 of 47)

NEW FOR GARDEN:
0945 Aethes cnicana 1
1334a Scoparia basistrigalis 2 (TBC)
2088 Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis) 1

Aethes cnicana

A putative Scoparia basistrigalis, for which there are no properly confirmed VC55 records. This stood out due to the wing shape differences - longer and narrower winged in appearance vs typical ambigualis/pyralella. Will need a gen det to confirm.
Scoparia ambigualis - gen. det. by Jon Clifton Jan 2012

New for year in garden:
0415 Argyresthia retinella 1
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 1
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 1
0536 Coleophora betulella 1
0987 Ptycholomoides aeriferanus 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 2
1201 Eucosma cana 1
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 1
1333 Scoparia pyralella 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 3
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 2
2327 Clouded Brindle (Apamea epomidion) 1
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1

Ptycholomoides aeriferanus

Scoparia pyralella

Common Footman

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 49
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 19
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 17
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 11
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 8
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 7
1390 Udea prunalis 6
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 6
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 6
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 5
1076 Celypha lacunana 5

Dipleurina lacustrata

Best of the rest:
1133 Epinotia bilunana 1
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 3
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 2
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1

Barred Yellow

Dot Moth

Thursday 23 June 2011

Garden Macro Tick

Nothing beats the joy of emptying the garden moth trap and finding a really smart garden macro tick. Something big and brash, colourful and rare. I say nothing; obviously there are lots of things that are more joyous and fulfilling, but not at that time of the morning on your own in the garden. Also, I say big and brash, rare and colourful. This one was more medium and dull, commonish and brown. Still, a garden macro tick all the same .....

Heart and Club - Garden Tick - Macro 298

The traps were actually very good last night, but I was late home from work and haven't got the list into MapMate yet, or the photos sorted out, so you'll have to wait.

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Garden Mothing Update

18/06/2011
Total catch 112 of 43sp.
(125W MV 54 of 29; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 58 of 33)

New for year in garden:
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 28
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 9
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 7
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 5
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 5

Best of the rest:
0765 Teleiodes vulgella 1
1168 Gypsonoma sociana 1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 2
1690 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) 1
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 2
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 1
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 1

Dun-bar


19/06/2011
Total catch 151 of 50sp.
(125W MV 60 of 27; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 91 of 35)

New for year in garden:
0450 Hawthorn Moth (Scythropia crataegella) 1
1294 Crambus pascuella 1
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 1
1390 Udea prunalis 1
2136 Gothic (Naenia typica) 2
2155 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) 1

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 53
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 14
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 7

Best of the rest:
1168 Gypsonoma sociana 1
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 3
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata) 1
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 2
1979 Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 1
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 2

Gothic


I'm also holding onto this 'clothes moth' from the garden back on 2nd - it will be a definite garden tick. Gen det required later in the year.

Case-bearing Clothes Moth
CONFIRMED - gen. det. by Jon Clifton Jan 2012

Monday 20 June 2011

Down the lane

Here's a few from a quick amble down the lane yesterday afternoon ...

Rosebay Willowherb

Meadowsweet

Bittersweet

Small Tortoiseshell - haven't seen too many butterflies over the last couple of weeks

I reckon this is a Parsnip Moth larva - collected a couple to rear

Sunday 19 June 2011

Car

All being well, provided the lease company don't cock it all up again, I'll be driving the workhorse Vectra Estate into work and driving home in a brand new replacement.

Remarkably free of damage considering ....

Have to say that the Vectra has been a brilliant car all round; big load space, enough grunt up hills and on the motorway, excellent family car, never missed a beat - and not least a superb mothing mobile. It has been driven into places that many a 4x4 will never go, including woodland, quarries and moorland (albeit along fairly decent tracks).

Never once let me down, whether on shale, wet tracks or driving down farm lanes.

It has been packed to the rafters on many occasions, notably to carry loads of kit to Wicken Fen and Dungeness, and has made an excellent comfortable alternative to a tent on some superb overnighters.

I'm going to miss that cavernous load space ......

And so - what is coming in it's place? I have to say that I am both looking forward to the new car but also a little apprehensive.

Like this except in black - Laguna Sport Tourer GT Line

It's a lot more sporty in the styling, has much higher trim spec and more gadgets and comforts - but will it be big and manly enough to fully replace the Vectra? Time will tell.

Here's some classic car themed tunes .....



Saturday 18 June 2011

Big Garden Roundup

Here are the summaries for 13th - 15th in the garden.

13/06/2011

Swarming around cherry tree late afternoon
0420 Cherry Fruit Moth (Argyresthia pruniella) 60 (NFY)

Total catch 127 of 45sp.
(125W MV 80 of 30, 20W/29W actinic CFL/CFL combo 47 of 31)

New for year in garden:
1458 Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta) 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
2069 Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 2
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 2
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 1
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 1


Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 32
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 7
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 7
1076 Celypha lacunana 6
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 5
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 5

Best of the rest:
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 2
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 2


14/06/2011
Total catch 172 of 60sp.

(125W MV 84 of 43, 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 88 of 35)

New for year in garden:
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 1
1033 Green Oak Tortrix (Tortrix viridana) 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
1413 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis) 1
1501 Platyptilia gonodactyla 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 2
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 1
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 1


Small Fan-footed Wave f. fimbriolata

Platyptilia gonodactyla

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 45
1076 Celypha lacunana 8
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 7
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 6
1860 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata) 6
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 6
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 5

Best of the rest:
0409b Argyresthia cupressella 3
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 2
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 2
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 2

Another wacky Lackey (see here)

This the form of Lackey I usually get

Cabbage Moth


15/06/2011
Total catch 182 of 68sp.

(125W MV 89 of 47, 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 93 of 40)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
0601 Elachista albifrontella 1

Elachista albifrontella

New for year in garden:
0658 Carcina quercana 1
0724 Metzneria lappella 1
1690 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) 1
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 2
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 1


Metzneria lappella - first for garden since 2001

Highest counts:
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 46
1076 Celypha lacunana 7
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 7
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 6
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 5
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 5
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 5

Best of the rest:
0409b Argyresthia cupressella 1
1261 Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 4
1392 Udea olivalis 2
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 1
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 1
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 2
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 2
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) 2
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 1
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 3

Carcina quercana

Swallow-tailed Moth

Barred Straw