New Grass

I left the garden trap off on Tuesday night. The forecast was for slightly cooler conditions with the temps and risk of thundery showers increasing by Wednesday night, so I opted for a lie in and to then give it a proper go last night with both traps. The plan paid off, as at 5am this morning both traps were liberally covered with moths. And there in plain view was yet another new macro for the garden!

Grass Rivulet - 674th garden and 315th macro species

There is also another potential garden macro tick, I'm fairly confident but I'm awaiting the thoughts of others about this one - a putative Hoary Footman. This species has moved into the county in the last couple of years and has been spreading pretty rapidly. (post-script - confirmed as Hoary Footman via gen. det.)

Hoary Footman

Scarce Footman left (straw yellow hindwing) / Hoary Footman right (off-white hindwing)

Other highlights were the second Privet Hawk for the garden, fourth Anania perlucidalis, Sycamore, 3x Miller, several Coronets and these ....

Stathmopoda pedella - 3rd garden record

Love the daft legs-akimbo pose of this moth. Thought it was out the picture after a neighbour cut down the only large alder tree in the vicinity.

Dark Umber - less than annual

Always seem to be knackered by the time they end up in my garden traps!

And here's a couple for the sake of it.

Batrachedra praeangusta - I like these, slightly quirky

Hypsopygia glaucinalis - another name change to get used to

Common Emerald

And whilst I'm at it, here's a couple from a breif but very enjoyable session with a sheet and trap at Misterton Marsh on Monday evening with Adrian Russell and Graham Finch.

Miller

Blue-bordered Carpet

Phalonidia manniana

Long over-due mothing update

I have at long last overcome the now regular summer MapMate malaise and have finally got the mothing records up to date (though the traps are out again as I type so I'm only up to date for a few hours!). Here are the headline summaries for the garden just before and after the Devon weekend:

28/07/2011
Total catch 358 of 81sp.
(125W MV 143 of 56, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 215 of 60)

NEW FOR GARDEN:
0401 Argyresthia laevigatella 1
1804 Barred Rivulet (Perizoma bifaciata) 1

First for year in garden:
0015 Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina) 2
0363 Phyllonorycter platanoidella 1
0366a Cameraria ohridella 1
0602 Elachista apicipunctella 1
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0993 Cyclamen Tortrix (Clepsis spectrana) 1
1016 Cnephasia longana 1
1197 Eucosma campoliliana 1
1260 Cydia splendana 2
1309 Agriphila geniculea 1
1838 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata subfulvata) 2
1919 Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) 1
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta caliginosa) 1

Highest counts:
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 49
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 32
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 25
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 18
1424 Endotricha flammealis 16
1304 Agriphila straminella 11
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 10
1439 Trachycera advenella 10

Best of the rest:
0125 Emmetia marginea 1
0878 Batrachedra praeangusta 3
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 3
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
1417 Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis) 1
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) 1
1811 Slender Pug (Eupithecia tenuiata) 3
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 4
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 2
2297 Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 1


31/07/2011
Total catch 467 of 72sp.
(125W MV 176 of 44, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 291 of 59)

First for year in garden:
Nothing!

Highest counts:
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 84
1304 Agriphila straminella 28
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 27
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 25
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 25
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 23
1439 Trachycera advenella 22
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 20
1424 Endotricha flammealis 18
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 12
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 11
1138 Epinotia nisella 11

Best of the rest:
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 1
1016 Cnephasia longana 1
1313 Catoptria pinella 1
1452 Phycita roborella 1
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 5
1811 Slender Pug (Eupithecia tenuiata) 1
1883 Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata) 1
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 1
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 1
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta caliginosa) 4
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 2
2297 Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 1
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1


01/08/2011
Total catch 503 of 87sp.
(125W MV 261 of 71, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 242 of 51)

NEW FOR GARDEN:
0360 Phyllonorycter kleemannella 1

(Actually this may well be a VC55 first aswell!)

First for year in garden:
0284 Caloptilia rufipennella 1
1113 Eudemis profundana 1
1126 Ancylis badiana 1
1348 Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata) 1
2452 Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) 1

Highest counts:
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 71
1304 Agriphila straminella 58
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 28
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 24
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 22
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 22
1439 Trachycera advenella 20
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 18
0263 Apple Leaf Miner (Lyonetia clerkella) 16
1138 Epinotia nisella 16
1424 Endotricha flammealis 16
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 12
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 11

Best of the rest:
0015 Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina) 1
0266 Bucculatrix nigricomella 1
0363 Phyllonorycter platanoidella 1
0366a Cameraria ohridella 2
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 1
1452 Phycita roborella 1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 1
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 1
1811 Slender Pug (Eupithecia tenuiata) 3
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 2
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 1
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 1
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta caliginosa) 4
2145 Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii) 1
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 2
2297 Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 1


03/08/2011
Total catch 263 of 59sp.
(125W MV 106 of 39, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 157 of 46)

First for year in garden:
1842 Plain Pug (Eupithecia simpliciata) 1
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 1
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 1

Highest counts:
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 33
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 32
1304 Agriphila straminella 18
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 16
1424 Endotricha flammealis 15
1439 Trachycera advenella 14
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 11
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 11

Best of the rest:
0015 Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina) 2
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 2
1113 Eudemis profundana 1
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 2
1825 Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 1
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta caliginosa) 2
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 3
2297 Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 3


I haven't done too much photography lately either, though I grabbed one or two earlier this evening. The main disappointment on that front was losing the Plain Pug in the kitchen - a bit of a bugger that one as it's only the second I've ever seen, the first being from the garden way back in July 2000 before I had a digital camera. I need to have another go at photographing the Phyllonorycter kleemannella aswell.

Orthopygia glaucinalis

Anclyis badiana

Epinotia nisella

And here's a few hoverflies from the garden on Wednesday evening - loads of Episyrphus balteatus knocking about at the moment, and also a fair few of what I think are Eupeodes corollae (I may well be wrong on that one though!).

Pied Hoverfly - Scaeva pyrastri

Migrant Hoverfly - Eupeodes corollae

Marmalade Hoverfly (shit vernacular name) - Episyrphus balteatus

Also noticed Median Wasps building up again nectaring, like this one face deep in whatever the bush is that is really good for bees, wasps and hoverflies (must find out what it is exactly).

Median Wasp