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

Monday 8 June 2015

Catch up

Haven't been getting out too much, and when I have I've not had a chance to post anything so here's brief catch up ....

First, a couple of nice beetles, butterflies and a moth from Ketton Quarry on 23/05/2015.

Cryptocephalus bipunctatus - only the 4th VC55 record, first since 1987

Agrilus angustulus (per Graham Finch) - 11 previous records

Dingy Skipper - was lucky to find a pair in cop

Grizzled Skipper

Burnet Companion


The new car had it's debut mothing night out on Friday 05/06/2015 to a group session at Charnwood Lodge; nothing too arduous on the chassis, just some woodland rides. I was pleased to fit 6x traps, 2x gennies and 7x cable reels easily into the boot space with room to spare.


The mothing itself was a little poor, as has been the whole spring! My traps managed a total of 46sp.


Code Taxon Vernacular Total
131 Incurvaria oehlmanniella
2
140 Nematopogon swammerdamella
2
227 Monopis laevigella Skin Moth 1
485 Schreckensteinia festaliella
2
602 Elachista apicipunctella
1
636 Denisia similella
1
649 Esperia sulphurella
1
770 Carpatolechia proximella
2
797 Neofaculta ericetella
1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella
1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
1
1645 Falcaria lacertinaria Scalloped Hook-tip 1
1680 Cyclophora punctaria Maiden's Blush 1
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 1
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 4
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 2
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 10
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2
1844 Eupithecia indigata Ochreous Pug 1
1857 Eupithecia tantillaria Dwarf Pug 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 63
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 4
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 1
1951 Aethalura punctulata Grey Birch 12
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 2
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 3
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 2
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 2
2014 Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown 14
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 5
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 16
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 3
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 4
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 7
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2163 Melanchra pisi Broom Moth 6
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 5
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 1


Total species 46


Total individuals 199

Grey Birch

Scalloped Hook-tip

Whilst I'm on here, may as well post a couple of bird photos from Greece back in April.

Crested Lark

Stonechat

Stonechat fledglings

LRP