Small Purple Barred
Brown-tail
Fern
Ear Moth
Dusky Sallow
Square-spotted Clay
Small Waved Umber
Small Emerald
Coronet
Garden Dart
Dun-bar
Dark Umber
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
Ketton Quarry 27/07/2012
Finally got my list sorted out from the Friday night mothing session at Ketton Quarry. I based my traps along the back end of the reserve and along the boundary track with the working quarry. The working quarry itself was off-limits for cars - after all the recent rains the quarry tracks are a limestone quagmire and only quarry vehicles and intrepid 4x4 owners (Adrian Russell) could get down there. Keith Tailby also came along and ran his traps on the oldest part of the working quarry accessed from behind the bat hibernaculum - these were probably a little exposed though. Adrian ran 4 traps and Keith ran 3 - once the three lists are combined I expect the overall total will be pretty good. Local mother Harry Ball also ran a trap for a few hours, but left long before we decided to get some brief kip before pulling the traps in just after dawn. Considering the pathetic mothing year we've endured it was good to spend a couple of hours emptying traps and seeing some decent species for a change, and I was pretty pleased with my total. I ran six traps, plus a sheet that we manned in a fairly half-arsed manner whilst enjoying some banter, beers and gas-stove cooked currywurst .......
I've got plenty of photos to post separately, but here's my list for a starter.
1 x 125W MV light over sheet 21:45 - 01:30
3 x 125W MV traps, 1 x 250W MV trap, 1 x 160W/40W Blended/CFL combo trap, & 1 x 80W/20W Actinic/CFL combo trap operated dusk - dawn
Dry, mainly clear, light breeze, mild, c11°C overnight min.
Total catch 1228 of 166sp.
0246 Tinea semifulvella 1
0410 Argyresthia brockeella 5
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 2
0415 Argyresthia retinella 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 1
0440 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella 1
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 5
0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 2
0452 Ypsolopha nemorella 1
0453 Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella) 5
0640 Batia lunaris 2
0642 Batia unitella 5
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0658 Carcina quercana 2
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0709 Agonopterix liturosa 1
0726 Metzneria metzneriella 2
0731 Eulamprotes atrella 7
0844 Syncopacma larseniella 1
0866 Brachmia blandella 2
0868 Helcystogramma rufescens 2
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 5
0878 Batrachedra praeangusta 1
0883 Mompha raschkiella 1
0898 Limnaecia phragmitella 2
0905 Blastodacna hellerella 6
0937 Agapeta hamana 4
0938 Agapeta zoegana 3
0946 Aethes rubigana 2
0954 Eupoecilia angustana 1
0957 Cochylidia heydeniana 1
0962 Cochylis roseana 1
0964 Cochylis dubitana 1
0968 Cochylis nana 1
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 4
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
1010 Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana) 2
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 3
1016 Cnephasia longana 2
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 10
1037 Acleris holmiana 3
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 1
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 4
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 10
1086 Hedya salicella 4
1115 Ancylis achatana 2
1169 Gypsonoma dealbana 2
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 3
1178 Epiblema roborana 3
1192 Eucosma conterminana 95
1197 Eucosma campoliliana 1
1200 Eucosma hohenwartiana 9
1201 Eucosma cana 13
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 6
1211 Rhyacionia pinicolana 1
1219 Lathronympha strigana 1
1236 Pammene fasciana 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 24
1294 Crambus pascuella 1
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 23
1305 Agriphila tristella 3
1306 Agriphila inquinatella 52
1313 Catoptria pinella 27
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1332 Scoparia subfusca 1
1336 Eudonia pallida 12
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 16
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1362 Pyrausta purpuralis 32
1390 Udea prunalis 1
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 9
1413 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis) 1
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 1
1421 Large Tabby (Aglossa pinguinalis) 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 42
1438 Trachycera suavella 6
1439 Trachycera advenella 5
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
1483 Phycitodes binaevella 3
1509 Stenoptilia pterodactyla 3
1523 Oidaematophorus lithodactyla 2
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1673 Small Emerald (Hemistola chrysoprasaria) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 15
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave (Idaea fuscovenosa) 4
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 54
1722 Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) 1
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 5
1726 Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata) 5
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 72
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 5
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 6
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 2
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 36
1781 Small Waved Umber (Horisme vitalbata) 8
1782 Fern (Horisme tersata) 1
1791 Brown Scallop (Philereme vetulata) 2
1792 Dark Umber (Philereme transversata britannica) 5
1811 Slender Pug (Eupithecia tenuiata) 8
1830 Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) 1
1838 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata subfulvata) 2
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 3
1867 Treble-bar (Aplocera plagiata) 1
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 15
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 5
1919 Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) 3
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 3
1931 Peppered Moth [melanic form] (Biston betularia f. carbonaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 2
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 3
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 2
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 2
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1
1976 Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 6
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 1
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 2
2029 Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 5
2031 White Satin (Leucoma salicis) 3
2038 Muslin Footman (Nudaria mundana) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 2
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 9
2049 Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 33
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 39
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 2
2082 Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans) 2
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 2
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 10
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 21
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 3
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 12
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 6
2131 Square-spotted Clay (Xestia rhomboidea) 3
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye (Mythimna conigera) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 4
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 8
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 1
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala) 1
2284x Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi) 5
2291 Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) 16
2303 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura) 1
2314 Dingy Shears (Parastichtis ypsillon) 1
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 17
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 46
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 1
2341 Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula) 3
2342 Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 27
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima) 1
2349 Mere Wainscot (Chortodes fluxa) 5
2360 Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) 1
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 59
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 39
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1
2410 Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga) 2
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 2
2470 Small Purple-barred (Phytometra viridaria) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 3
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 6
I will post this photo though of one from Adrian's trap ... Ketton Quarry is a now a regular site for this pRDB2 species, and I want to maintain my spurious unadjudicated British record for having photographed the most individuals ........
I've got plenty of photos to post separately, but here's my list for a starter.
1 x 125W MV light over sheet 21:45 - 01:30
3 x 125W MV traps, 1 x 250W MV trap, 1 x 160W/40W Blended/CFL combo trap, & 1 x 80W/20W Actinic/CFL combo trap operated dusk - dawn
Dry, mainly clear, light breeze, mild, c11°C overnight min.
Total catch 1228 of 166sp.
0246 Tinea semifulvella 1
0410 Argyresthia brockeella 5
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 2
0415 Argyresthia retinella 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 1
0440 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella 1
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 5
0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 2
0452 Ypsolopha nemorella 1
0453 Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella) 5
0640 Batia lunaris 2
0642 Batia unitella 5
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0658 Carcina quercana 2
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0709 Agonopterix liturosa 1
0726 Metzneria metzneriella 2
0731 Eulamprotes atrella 7
0844 Syncopacma larseniella 1
0866 Brachmia blandella 2
0868 Helcystogramma rufescens 2
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 5
0878 Batrachedra praeangusta 1
0883 Mompha raschkiella 1
0898 Limnaecia phragmitella 2
0905 Blastodacna hellerella 6
0937 Agapeta hamana 4
0938 Agapeta zoegana 3
0946 Aethes rubigana 2
0954 Eupoecilia angustana 1
0957 Cochylidia heydeniana 1
0962 Cochylis roseana 1
0964 Cochylis dubitana 1
0968 Cochylis nana 1
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 4
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
1010 Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana) 2
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 3
1016 Cnephasia longana 2
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 10
1037 Acleris holmiana 3
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 1
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 4
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 10
1086 Hedya salicella 4
1115 Ancylis achatana 2
1169 Gypsonoma dealbana 2
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 3
1178 Epiblema roborana 3
1192 Eucosma conterminana 95
1197 Eucosma campoliliana 1
1200 Eucosma hohenwartiana 9
1201 Eucosma cana 13
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 6
1211 Rhyacionia pinicolana 1
1219 Lathronympha strigana 1
1236 Pammene fasciana 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 24
1294 Crambus pascuella 1
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 23
1305 Agriphila tristella 3
1306 Agriphila inquinatella 52
1313 Catoptria pinella 27
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1332 Scoparia subfusca 1
1336 Eudonia pallida 12
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 16
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1362 Pyrausta purpuralis 32
1390 Udea prunalis 1
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 9
1413 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis) 1
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 1
1421 Large Tabby (Aglossa pinguinalis) 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 42
1438 Trachycera suavella 6
1439 Trachycera advenella 5
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
1483 Phycitodes binaevella 3
1509 Stenoptilia pterodactyla 3
1523 Oidaematophorus lithodactyla 2
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1673 Small Emerald (Hemistola chrysoprasaria) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 15
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave (Idaea fuscovenosa) 4
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 54
1722 Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) 1
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 5
1726 Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata) 5
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 72
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 5
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 6
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 2
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 36
1781 Small Waved Umber (Horisme vitalbata) 8
1782 Fern (Horisme tersata) 1
1791 Brown Scallop (Philereme vetulata) 2
1792 Dark Umber (Philereme transversata britannica) 5
1811 Slender Pug (Eupithecia tenuiata) 8
1830 Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) 1
1838 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata subfulvata) 2
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 3
1867 Treble-bar (Aplocera plagiata) 1
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 15
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 5
1919 Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) 3
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 3
1931 Peppered Moth [melanic form] (Biston betularia f. carbonaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 2
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 3
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata) 2
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 2
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1
1976 Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 6
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 1
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 2
2029 Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 5
2031 White Satin (Leucoma salicis) 3
2038 Muslin Footman (Nudaria mundana) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 2
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 9
2049 Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 33
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 39
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) 2
2082 Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans) 2
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 2
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 10
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 21
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 3
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 12
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 6
2131 Square-spotted Clay (Xestia rhomboidea) 3
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye (Mythimna conigera) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 4
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 8
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 1
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala) 1
2284x Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi) 5
2291 Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) 16
2303 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura) 1
2314 Dingy Shears (Parastichtis ypsillon) 1
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 17
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 46
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 1
2341 Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula) 3
2342 Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 27
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima) 1
2349 Mere Wainscot (Chortodes fluxa) 5
2360 Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) 1
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 59
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 39
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1
2410 Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga) 2
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 2
2470 Small Purple-barred (Phytometra viridaria) 1
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula) 3
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 6
I will post this photo though of one from Adrian's trap ... Ketton Quarry is a now a regular site for this pRDB2 species, and I want to maintain my spurious unadjudicated British record for having photographed the most individuals ........
Epiblema grandaevana
Friday, 27 July 2012
Mothing
Out for some mothing tonight - for the first time late May! Going to Ketton Quarry so hopfully some good moths to photograph tomorrow and post about. The garden traps have been doing well this week - though nothing new (my MapMate database is not up to date so no summaries or idea on actual numbers).
Pempelia formosa - second garden record
Calamatropha paludella
Dingy Footman
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Nymphomania in the Stonecrop
Had a nice long walk down the lane today; not long as in distant, but long as in taking my time and pointing the camera at various bits. Lots of shieldbug nymphs, even more soldier beetles mating everywhere, and I also remembered to go and check the flowering stonecrop and found that there were indeed two species .......
Pied Shieldbug nymph
Green Shieldbug nymph
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Biting Stonecrop
White Stonecrop
Bramble
Friday, 6 July 2012
Busy ......... break ...........
It's been a busy week, it's been a crappy mothing year, and I need to do stuff around the house. Time for a bit of a blogging sabbatical ........ not sure how long (maybe a few days, a couple of weeks, or just hours if something exicting happens) but I will be back, though maybe less often ........
Before I go, here's a few shots from an excellent day spent around Ketton Quarry last Sunday. I turned up early to check for Hornet Moths (no sign at all), and shortly after John Hague turned up. After a bit of mooching about and chatting to another naturalist on site, we tracked down the Yellow Bird's-nest colony (a quite frankly underwhelming plant) and I showed John some parts of the reserve that he'd never been to including the 'Bat Cave', the glade in the middle of the wood and the quarry boundary road area. Lot's of good stuff seen, including a few new plants for me (Yellow Bird's-nest, Southern Marsh Orchid, Perforate St John's Wort, Hairy St John's Wort and Common Restharrow), a new cranefly (Epiphragma ocellare), some smart pink-phase Meadow Grasshoppers, Centrosus cornutus, and loads of Common Lizards. Also a few other bits still to check when I get some time.
Before I go, here's a few shots from an excellent day spent around Ketton Quarry last Sunday. I turned up early to check for Hornet Moths (no sign at all), and shortly after John Hague turned up. After a bit of mooching about and chatting to another naturalist on site, we tracked down the Yellow Bird's-nest colony (a quite frankly underwhelming plant) and I showed John some parts of the reserve that he'd never been to including the 'Bat Cave', the glade in the middle of the wood and the quarry boundary road area. Lot's of good stuff seen, including a few new plants for me (Yellow Bird's-nest, Southern Marsh Orchid, Perforate St John's Wort, Hairy St John's Wort and Common Restharrow), a new cranefly (Epiphragma ocellare), some smart pink-phase Meadow Grasshoppers, Centrosus cornutus, and loads of Common Lizards. Also a few other bits still to check when I get some time.
Yellow Bird's-nest
Knapweed Broomrape
Perforate St John'sWort
Broad-bodied Chaser
Pink-phase Meadow Grasshopper nymphs
Common Lizards
Centrotus cornutus
Crown Vetch
Ephiphragma ocellare
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