Garden Mothing Update

Thought I ought to get the August records up to date and post a summary.

29/08/2011 : Total catch 161 of 36sp.
(125W MV 63 of 23, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 98 of 29)

0015 Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina) 6
0332a Firethorn Leaf Miner (Phyllonorycter leucographella) 2
03xx Phyllonorycter sp. 1
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
0658 Carcina quercana 1
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0706 Agonopterix nervosa 1
0969 Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis corylana) 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 4
1138 Epinotia nisella 7
1139 Nut Bud Moth (Epinotia tenerana) 1 (NFY)
1309 Agriphila geniculea 32
1342 Eudonia angustea 1 (NFY)
1398 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella) 1 (NFY)
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 8
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 3
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 3
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 3
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 4
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 27
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 18
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 2
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 12
2297 Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 2
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 3
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 1
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 5
2389 Pale Mottled Willow (Paradrina clavipalpis) 1
2452 Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) 1

Red Underwing

Rush Veneer

Pale Mottled Willow

28/08/2011 : Total catch 157 of 25sp.
(125W MV 68 of 16, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 89 of 21)

0015 Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina) 4
0125 Emmetia marginea 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 2
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 2
0706 Agonopterix nervosa 1 (NFY)
0789 Bryotropha domestica 1
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 3
1138 Epinotia nisella 3
1309 Agriphila geniculea 36
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 2
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 3
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 3
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 4
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 36
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 25
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 14
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 1
2300 Old Lady (Mormo maura) 2 (NFY)
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 7
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1

Agonopterix nervosa

And for completeness, here's an overview of four trap dates I never got around to posting:

16/08/2011 : Total catch 88 of 30sp.
(125W MV 36 of 17, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 52 of 21)

First for year:
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 1


17/08/2011 : Total catch 62 of 25sp.
(125W MV 26 of 12, 80W/11W Actinic/CFL combo 36 of 19)

First for year:
1632 Pale Eggar (Trichiura crataegi) 2


20/08/2011 : Total catch 314 of 54sp.
(125W MV 106 of 33, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 208 of 43)

First for year:
1207 Pine Leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi) 1
1336 Eudonia pallida 1
1914 Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) 1
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 2
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 1

Flounced Rustic

22/08/2011 : Total catch 340 of 53sp.
(125W MV 132 of 33, 22W/18W Synergetic/CFL combo 208 of 47)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
0264 Bedellia somnulentella 1

Full listing for these four trap dates (sorted by total individuals): 804 of 75sp.

1309 Agriphila geniculea 180
1138 Epinotia nisella 84
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 56
0015 Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina) 44
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 37
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 33
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 33
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 31
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 22
1439 Trachycera advenella 20
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 20
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 19
1305 Agriphila tristella 15
1304 Agriphila straminella 14
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 14
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 13
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 11
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 11
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 11
0873 Blastobasis adustella 7
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 7
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella 6
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 6
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 6
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 5
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 5
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 5
1632 Pale Eggar (Trichiura crataegi) 5
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 4
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 4
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 4
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 4
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 4
0422 Argyresthia albistria 3
0462 Ypsolopha sequella 3
0658 Carcina quercana 3
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 3
2297 Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 3
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 3
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 2
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 2
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 2
1883 Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata) 2
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 2
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 2
2133 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) 2
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 2
0264 Bedellia somnulentella 1
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 1
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0787 Bryotropha terrella 1
0868 Helcystogramma rufescens 1
0870 Oegoconia quadripuncta 1
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
0969 Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis corylana) 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1207 Pine Leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi) 1
1336 Eudonia pallida 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata) 1
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 1
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 1
1811 Slender Pug (Eupithecia tenuiata) 1
1838 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata subfulvata) 1
1914 Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) 1
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 1
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 1
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 1
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1

Garden Rose Tortrix - a nicely pied individual

From the trap and down the lane

I wasn't expecting too much from the garden traps last night as it has not been that mild and was still very breezy - and both traps looked a bit dead by the time I went to bed. However, going through them this morning, actinic first, on the second egg tray I found this: Superb - a migrant Scarce Bordered Straw, the second wild one for the garden (I reared one from a larva found on cut flowers a few years ago). The rest of the trap wasn't so exciting, and the MV was rubbish. In fact, the MV was so rubbish I've chucked the bulb and fitted a new one to see if that helps next time out. 05/09/2009 - Total catch 99 of 21sp. (125W MV 23 of 9sp., 80W actinic 76 of 17 sp.) First for year in garden: Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera) 1 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 28 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 24 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 12 Other highlights: Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 3 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 6 Vine's Rustic A bit later in the morning, I nipped out for a walk down the lane to collect some fresh nettle for these: Small Tortoiseshell from yesterday's walk. I've not reared any butterfly larvae before so hopefully approaching it the same way as I do for moths will work. All being well they should pupate and emerge before the end of the autumn (they overwinter as adults from the second brood). Whilst browsing the undergrowth, I found this larva: Dot Moth - another one to try and rear through Bird-wise, a really smart juv Lesser Whitethroat flitting about in a hawthorn hedge was the clear winner on the interest stakes down the lane. A field that was being ploughed had already attracted a gathering of c40 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and assorted corvids, whilst a stubble field held c50 Woodpigeons but nothing else. Still plenty of Swallows and House Martins in evidence. Just as I left the lane and came back into the estate, I noticed a very large moth roosting on the garden wall of the first house in. Close inspection confirmed the expected Red Underwing.

From the garden trap, 11th - 16th August

Finally got some data into Mapmate from recent nights. Main summary is: lots of Large Yellow Underwings (mainly in the actinic trap); record-breaking numbers of Gold Spots (for the garden) on 14th & 16th; a few Old Ladies, declining diversity. 11/08/2009 Total catch 199 of 48sp. (125W MV 78 of 27sp., 80W actinic 121 of 37sp.) + Sugar 2 of 2sp. First for year in garden: Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) 1 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) 1 Old Lady (Mormo maura) 1 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 66 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 18 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 12 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 10 Other highlights: Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 1 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 4 12/08/2009 Total catch 308 of 49sp. (125W MV 110 of 41sp., 80W actinic 198 of 33sp.) + Sugar 1 of 1sp. First for year in garden: Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata) 1 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 2 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 116 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 31 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 22 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 12 Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 12 Other highlights: Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1 Old Lady (Mormo maura) 1 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 5 13/08/2009 Sugar 0 of 0sp. 14/08/2009 Total catch 289 of 38sp. (125W MV 102 of 26sp., 80W actinic 187 of 31sp.) + Sugar 26 of 14sp. First for year in garden: Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) 2 Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) 1 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 135 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 18 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 17 Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 14 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 13 Other highlights: Old Lady (Mormo maura) 1 16/08/2009 Total catch 231 of 48sp. (125W MV 63 of 21sp., 80W actinic 168 of 40sp.) + Sugar 2 of 2sp. First for year in garden: Acleris aspersana 1 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata subfulvata) 1 Highest counts: Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 97 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 22 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 11 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 10 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 10 Other highlights: Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1 Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera) 1 Old Lady (Mormo maura) 1 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1 Red Underwing Tawny-speckled Pug Silver Y