From the garden trap 16/04/2013

Another three year-ticks last night, and an increase in overall numbers.

16/04/2013 : 44 of 11sp.
(125W MV trap 24 of 7sp., 80W/11W Actinic/CFL combo trap 20 of 9sp.)

Taxa
0435  Zelleria hepariella  1 (NFY)
0663  Diurnea fagella  2
0688  Agonopterix heracliana  1
1047  Acleris schalleriana  1
1054  Acleris cristana  1 (NFY)
1524  Emmelina monodactyla  5
2187  Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)  15
2188  Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)  4
2190  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  10
2237  Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis)  1 (NFY)
2243  Early Grey (Xylocampa areola)  3

Grey Shoulder-knot

Acleris cristana

Haven't put the traps out tonight. The temps are really good but it is absolutely blowing a gale and I doubt the traps would stay put - I've already had to retrive and manage the recycling bin, and the roof felt on my shed is flapping about again.

Exluding larval records, I've recorded 23 species in the garden so far this year of which 16 have been added during April in the last week or so. On a like for like basis, this is 5 species less than in 2012. Odd thing is though that within the 23, I've recorded 8 species that were not in the 2012 records for the same date range with 13 in 2012 that I've not recorded so far this year.

01/01/2012 - 16/04/2012	01/01/2013 - 16/04/2013
Acleris cristana	Acleris cristana
Acleris hastiana	Acleris schalleriana
Agonopterix alstromeriana	Agonopterix alstromeriana
Agonopterix heracliana	Agonopterix arenella
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Agonopterix heracliana
Caloptilia stigmatella	Apple Leaf Skeletoniser
Chestnut	Clouded Drab
Clouded Drab	Common Quaker
Common Quaker	Diurnea fagella
Dark Chestnut	Dotted Border
Diurnea fagella	Early Grey
Dotted Border	Early Moth
Double-striped Pug	Emmelina monodactyla
Early Grey	Grey Shoulder-knot
Early Moth	Hebrew Character
Early Thorn	March Moth
Emmelina monodactyla	Satellite
Hebrew Character	Shoulder Stripe
Herald	Small Quaker
Light Brown Apple Moth	Tawny Pinion
March Moth	Twenty-plume Moth
Mompha subbistrigella	Twin-spotted Quaker
Oak Nycteoline	Zelleria hepariella
Pale Brindled Beauty	23 Species
Satellite
Shoulder Stripe
Small Quaker
Tortricodes alternella
28 Species