SP9326: W/Ending 26/02/12 - first moths of the year

A mild snap saw the traps out for the first time this year. Two attempts with the 'Heath' produced nothing. Using the 'Ratface' Skinner on the 24th, however, resulted in the first moths since November '11 - two Tortricodes alternella were new* for the garden, a common moth of the tortrix family flying from February to April.

1025* Tortricodes alternella

1025* Tortricodes alternella

List for SP9326: W/Ending 26/02/12

1025*    Tortricodes alternella    2

Total: 1 species in 3 trap sessions

SP9326: W/Ending 27/11/11 - Scarcely anything...

Tuesday night saw a Tmin of 0.3 Celsius, not before a Scarce Umber  was found on the Heath trap - the 'Ratface' Skinner was drying out from the previous night.... The only other moth was a rather worn specimen of The Chestnut.

1933 Scarce Umber

2258 The Chestnut

List for SP9326: W/Ending 27/11/11

1933    Scarce Umber    1
2258    The Chestnut    1

Total: 2 species in 4 trap sessions

SP9326: W/Ending 20/11/11 - Scarce Umber

The weather continues fairly settled and mild with extensive fog over the weekend.

Finishing work in the middle of the night is no fun, but it does mean one can check the trap for goodies before they fly off /get eaten. So, at 3am on the 18^th, I was pleased to discover two new* garden moths - Scarce Umber and Winter Moth, which rather justified continuing to trap four three blank catches this week.

1933* Scarce Umber

1862 Double-striped Pug

1799* Winter Moth

List for SP9326: W/Ending 20/11/11

1799*   Winter Moth    2
1862    Double-striped Pug    1
1933*   Scarce Umber    1

Total: 3 species in 7 trap sessions

SP9326: W/Ending 13/11/11 - Angle Shades

Continuing mild, fairly breezy.

Very little to report with one blank session and another interrupted by rain.

2306 Angle Shades

List for SP9326: W/Ending 13/11/11

1923    Feathered Thorn    2
2306    Angle Shades    1

Total: 2 species in 3 trap sessions

SP9326: 31/10/11-06/11/11 - Feathered Thorn

Mild, with plenty of rain around. Cooler, dryer and windier over the Guy Faulkes weekend.

 A Feathered Thorn was new* for the garden on the 3^rd. A 'surge' of micros with 2 species on the 4^th.

874 Blastobasis lacticolella

1923* Feathered Thorn

List for SP9326: 31/10/11-06/11/11

  874    Blastobasis lacticolella    1
  998    Epiphyas postvittana    2
1923*   Feathered Thorn    1

Total: 3 species in 3 trap sessions

SP9326: 24-30/10/11 - Slim Pickings...

Emmelina monodactyla still hanging on.


List for SP9326: 24-30/10/11

1524    Emmelina monodactyla    1
1771    Blair's Shoulder-knot    2
2264    Yellow-line Quaker    1

Total: 3 species in 3 trap sessions

SP9326: 21-23/10/11 - Juniper Carpet

Moths are very few indeed, so, for the time being, updates will be weekly (if any) unless a real goody turns up - unlikely...

A year-first Green-brindled Crescent, and the third Juniper Carpet of the year.

1771 Juniper Carpet

2245 Green-brindled Crescent

2267 Beaded Chestnut

List for SP9326: 21-23/10/11

1524    Emmelina monodactyla    1
1771    Juniper Carpet    1
2245    Green-brindled Crescent    1
2264    Yellow-line Quaker    1
2267    Beaded Chestnut    1

Total: 5 species in 3 trap sessions