SP9326: 03/07/11 - Thoroughly good

Optimal conditions resulted in a good haul with ten additions* to the garden list.

The best macro, I suppose, was Blue-bordered Carpet (an uncommon resident with a local distribution). The Brown-tail is described as uncommon resident/immigrant with a local distribution. The other new macros are probably as a result of using better equipment this year ('Ratface special' !) as the're not uncommon.

There were a couple of interesting micros - Phlyctaenia perlucidalis which UKmoths states is a scarce specie having first been noted in Huntingdonshire in 1957. The Beds Moth Group website indicates sixty-one records for Bedfordshire. It was noted at MVCP in 2009, and Maulden Wood (two) in 2010.

One of the 'bird dropping' tortix Hedya salicella seems to be another scarce micro with thirty-one in the database. At least one has been caught so far this year at Kempston (MJP).

Hard to ignore was the monster caddis Phryganea grandis that was crawling around the trap !

1086* Hedya salicella

1302 Crambus perlella

1313 Catoptria pinella

1380* Phlyctaenia perlucidalis

1766* Blue-bordered Carpet

1777* July Highflyer

1941* Mottled Beauty

2029* Brown-tail

2318* The Dun-bar

Phryganea grandis

List for SP9326: 03/07/11

0424    Yponomeuta evonymella    1
0937    Agapeta hamana    1
0972    Pandemis heparana    3
1036    Acleris forsskaleana    1
1086*   Hedya salicella    1
1261    Cydia pomonella    2
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    120
1294    Crambus pascuella    1
1302    Crambus perlella    4
1304    Agriphila straminella    4
1306    Agriphila inquinatella    2
1313    Catoptria pinella    1
1344    Eudonia mercurella    3
1380*   Phlyctaenia perlucidalis    1
1390*   Udea prunalis    1
1417*   Meal Moth    4
1424    Endotricha flammealis    1
1634    The Lackey    3
1669    Common Emerald    2
1713    Riband Wave    3
1742    Yellow Shell    2
1766*   Blue-bordered Carpet    1
1777*   July Highflyer    1
1858    The V-pug    1
1860    Green Pug    1
1862    Double-striped Pug    1
1931    Peppered Moth    1
1937    Willow Beauty    1
1941*   Mottled Beauty    1
1976    Privet Hawk-moth    1
1991    Elephant Hawk-moth    1
1994    Buff-tip    2
2029*   Brown-tail    1
2047    Scarce Footman    2
2050    Common Footman    2
2077    Short-cloaked Moth    1
2088    Heart And Club    8
2089    Heart And Dart    17
2098    The Flame    2
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2128    Double Square-spot    2
2155    Dot Moth    3
2198    Smoky Wainscot    1
2284x   Dark/Grey Dagger agg.    1
2318*   The Dun-bar    1
2321    Dark Arches    8
2337x  Marbled Minor agg.    1
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    8
2489    The Fan-foot    1
2492*   Small Fan-foot    1

Total: 50 species
+ 4 micros TBI