SP9326 Garden Moths: May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

SP9326: 30/05/11 - Dire

A complete contrast to the previous night - a low of 9.2 Celsius following a rainy day.

List for SP9326: 30/05/11

1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 1
1428 Bee Moth 1

1937 Willow Beauty 1
2089 Heart and Dart 10
2337x Marbled Minor agg. 1

Total: 5 species

Monday, May 30, 2011

SP9326: 29/05/11 - Four new 'uns

The night felt humid and was the warmest for about 22 days with a low of 12.5 Celsius. This resulted in a good catch (for my garden, at least) with the Skinner trap. There were four new* moths for the garden - which was good !

779* Bryotropha affinis

1334 Scoparia ambigualis

1336* Eudonia pallida

1711 Treble Brown Spot

1817* Foxglove Pug

List for SP9326: 29/05/11

17 Common Swift 1

779* Bryotropha affinis 3

998 Epiphyas postvittana 1 (Light Brown Apple Moth)

1011* Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1

1261 Cydia pomonella 2 (Codling Moth)
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 1

1301 Crambus lathoniellus 2
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1

1336* Eudonia pallida 1

1428 Bee Moth 4

1711 Treble Brown Spot 1

1817* Foxglove Pug 1

2087 Turnip Moth 1

2089 Heart And Dart 22

2098 The Flame 1

2102 Flame Shoulder 1

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1

2333 Large Nutmeg 14

2337x Marbled Minor agg. 3

2340 Middle-barred Minor 2

2380 Treble Lines 2

2489 The Fan-foot 2

Total: 22 species
+Pug sp: 4
+Cnephasia sp: 1

TL0024: 29/05/11 - Obscure Wainscot

Obscure Wainscot was caught here in 2010, so it was nice to get one in the Heath trap. It's uncanny how the moth settled next to an illustration of itself !

There's quite a bit of Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) around and every year the larvae of Spindle Ermine can be seen descending on threads from their silken webs.

2204* Obscure Wainscot

427 Spindle Ermine
Larvae

List for TL0024: 29/05/11

17 Common Swift 6
427 Spindle Ermine 20+ (larvae)
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1392 Udea olivalis 1
1727 Silver-ground Carpet 1
1776 Green Carpet 5
1834 Common Pug 1
1867 Treble-Bar 1
2060 White Ermine 1
2089 Heart And Dart 2
2147 The Shears 1
2199 Common Wainscot 1
2204* Obscure Wainscot 1
2304 Brown Rustic 1
2333 Large Nutmeg 14
2380 Treble Lines 4
2387 Mottled Rustic 1
2477 The Snout 2

Total: 18 species

Saturday, May 28, 2011

SP9326: 28/05/11 - Ticking over

Both Pebble Hook-tip and Common Swift were new for the garden - unfortunately the former flew off before a camera could be sought. A Clouded Brindle was a nice surprise with one previous record in June 2010.

2327 Clouded Brindle

List for SP9326: 28/05/11

0017* Common Swift 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 2
1648* Pebble Hook-Tip 1
1711 Treble Brown Spot 1
1728 Garden Carpet 1
1937 Willow Beauty 1
2089 Heart And Dart 20
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 The Shears 2
2327 Clouded Brindle 1
2333 Large Nutmeg 4

Total: 11 species

TL0024: 27/05/11 - Bedfordshire NHS Field Meeting

The final tally (kindly compiled by Andy and Melissa Banthorpe) was as follows:

17 Common Swift 5
1082 Hedya pruniana 1

1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1727 Silver-ground Carpet 5
1758 Barred Straw 1
1776 Green Carpet 3
1834 Common Pug 3
1837 Grey Pug 2
1906 Brimstone Moth 1
1931 Peppered Moth 1
1958 Clouded Silver 3
2060 White Ermine 1
2061 Buff Ermine 2
2087 Turnip Moth 1
2088 Heart & Club 1
2089 Heart & Dart 10
2098 The Flame 1
2102 Flame Shoulder 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 Shears 1
2199 Common Wainscot 2
2333 Large Nutmeg 30
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2337 Marbled Minor 3
2380 Treble Lines 5
2387 Mottled Rustic 1
2474 Straw Dot 1

Sunday, May 22, 2011

SP9326: 21/05/11 - A pair of garden shears

Quite breezy, a Peppered Moth was new for the garden, albeit a bit tatty.

1931 Peppered Moth

List for SP9326: 21/05/11

1301 Crambus lathoniellus 1
1728 Garden Carpet 1
1931* Peppered Moth 1
1937 Willow Beauty 1
2089 Heart And Dart 8
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 The Shears 2
2333 Large Nutmeg 3
2380 Treble Lines 2
2384 Vine's Rustic 1

Total: 10 species

Maulden Wood 21/05/2011

The weather was dry, but rather chilly, with a low of 11 Celsius.

I was privileged to join the county recorders, Mr A & Mrs M Banthorpe, yesterday evening at Maulden Wood. Mr David Manning - the micro-moth recorder - also attended, along with a another couple. The total was 90 species in three traps.