SP9326: 29/07/12 - VERY quiet

Tmin of 8.3 Celsius...


List for SP9326: 29/07/12

0974    Argyrotaenia ljungiana    1
0993    Clepsis spectrana    2   NFY
1921    Scalloped Oak    1
2050    Common Footman    1
2061    Buff Ermine    2
2155    Dot Moth    1

Total: 6 species

SP9326: 28/07/12 - Quiet

The hot spell has ended, which is reflected in the poor catch. Tmin: 9.9 Celsius.

1921 Scalloped Oak

List for SP9326: 28/07/12

0647    Hofmannophila pseudospretella    1    (Brown House-moth)
0787    Bryotropha terrella    1
1001    Lozotaeniodes formosanus    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    9
1424    Endotricha flammealis    1
1705    Dwarf Cream Wave    1
1742    Yellow Shell    1
1921    Scalloped Oak    1    NFY
2050    Common Footman    2
2061    Buff Ermine    2
2109    Lesser Yellow Underwing    1
2155    Dot Moth    1
2321    Dark Arches    3
2343x  Common Rustic agg.    2

Total: 14 species

SP9326: 27/07/12 - New trio

Cooler with Tmin. 12.5 Celsius.
Small Yellow Wave was the 15th new* macro for the garden this year, likewise Pammane fasciana and Phycitodes binaevella were 11th and 12th new micros respectively.

1236* Pammene fasciana

1483* Phycitodes binaevella

1876* Small Yellow Wave

2321 Dark Arches

List for SP9326: 27/07/12

0972    Pandemis heparana    1    (Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix)
1010    Ditula angustiorana    1    (Red-barred Tortrix)
1175    Epiblema uddmanniana    1    (Bramble Shoot Moth)
1183    Epiblema foenella    2
1236*   Pammene fasciana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    18
1309    Agriphila geniculea    1    NFY
1313    Catoptria pinella    1    NFY
1331    Acentria ephemerella    1    (Water Veneer)
1424    Endotricha flammealis    7
1439    Trachycera advenella    1
1483*   Phycitodes binaevella    1
1705    Dwarf Cream Wave    1
1713    Riband Wave    2
1803    Small RivuletNFY
1876*   Small Yellow Wave    1
1922    Swallow-tailed Moth    1
2030    Yellow-tail    1    NFY
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2089    Heart And Dart    2
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2109    Lesser Yellow Underwing    1
2128    Double Square-spot    1
2284x  Dark/Grey Dagger    1
2293    Marbled Beauty    1
2303    Straw Underwing    1
2321    Dark Arches    5
2343x  Common Rustic agg.    1
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    3

Total: 29 species

SP9326: 26/07/12 - Good turnout

After a week moth-ing in Cornwall, and still in a very warm spell weather-wise, it was nice to trap locally again.
Plenty were new for the year and two were new* for the garden - Oegoconia agg. and Blastodacna hellerella. The Lackey have returned in numbers.
DVM could not confirm 1187 Epiblema costipunctata from the poor photo submitted, mainly because the pale dorsal blotch is usually rectangular, without a triangular peak. Personally I think it looks good but would value any other opinions...

Oegoconia sp.

905 Blastodacna hellerella

0972 Pandemis heparana
Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix

??? 1187 Epiblema costipunctana

List for SP9326: 26/07/12

0424    Yponomeuta evonymella    1    (Bird-cherry Ermine)    NFY
0787    Bryotropha terrella    1
0905*   Blastodacna hellerella    2
0972    Pandemis heparana    1    (Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix)    NFY
0974    Argyrotaenia ljungiana    1    NFY
0994    Clepsis consimilana    2
1079    Piniphila bifasciana    1    NFY
1183    Epiblema foenella    1    NFY
1245    Grapholita Janthinana    1    NFY
1261    Cydia pomonella    3    (Codling Moth)
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    23
1331    Acentria emphemerella    2    NFY
1344    Eudonia mercurella    1
1361    Pyrausta aurata    1    NFY
1415    Orthopygia glaucinalis    1    NFY
1424    Endotricha flammealis    3
1428    Aphomia sociella    1    (Bee Moth)
1634    The Lackey    4
1705    Dwarf Cream Wave    2    NFY
1708    Single-dotted Wave    1    NFY
1713    Riband Wave    3
1728    Garden Carpet    2
1742    Yellow Shell    3
2050    Common Footman    1
2077    Short-cloaked Moth    1
2089    Heart And Dart    2
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2109    Lesser Yellow Underwing    1
2111    Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing    1    NFY
2155    Dot Moth    1    NFY
2198    Smoky Wainscot    1    NFY
2293    Marbled Beauty    4    NFY
2303    Straw Underwing    2    NFY
2318    The Dun-bar    1    NFY
2321    Dark Arches    3
2343x  Common Rustic agg.    1    NFY
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    1
2489    The Fan-foot    1   NFY

Total: 38 species
+ Oegoconia sp.    4
+ Cnephasia sp.    2

SP9326: 17/07/12 - Lacking Lackeys

A minimum temperature of 15.6 Celsius tempered by a blustery wind produced one new* micro - Ephestia parasitella - but at least it was dry.

The table below shows the totals of The Lackey seen by week (ignoring the 'year' part) over the three years 2010-2012.
Last night's individual was easily the latest 'first of year' (by 16 days) and is chronologically the 28th of the 33 seen over this period.

	04/06	11/06	18/06	25/06	02/07	09/07	16/07	23/07	30/07
The Lackey	1	0	2	9	4	9	2	3	3

1474* Ephestia parasitella

2077 Short-cloaked Moth

List for SP9326: 17/07/12

1001    Lozotaeniodes formosanus    1    NFY
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    22
1302    Crambus perlella    1
1344    Eudonia mercurella    2
1424    Endotricha flammealis    1    NFY
1474*   Ephestia parasitella    1
1634    The Lackey    1    NFY
1742    Yellow Shell    1
2050    Common Footman    1
2077    Short-cloaked Moth    2    NFY
2088    Heart And Club    1
2089    Heart And Dart    5
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2109    Lesser Yellow Underwing    1    NFY
2164    Broad-barred White    2
2284    Grey Dagger    1
2321    Dark Arches    6
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    4

Total: 18 species

SP9326: 10/07/12 - Dotted Rustic !

Tmin: 11.0 Celsius with a fairly breezy SW wind - at least it didn't rain for a change.

Dotted Rustic was new* for the garden and follows hot on the heels of one trapped by the recorders the day before (which was the first VC30 record since 2006). It's an interesting moth which was previously found throughout the county during the 1980's, but whose status is now classified as an extremely rare resident, with an extremely local distribution. It is known to aestivate, but the larva has not been found in the wild and thus the (wild) food plant is unknown. Some believe it is a partial immigrant which boost local populations.
Barred Straw was also new.

1758* Barred Straw

2105* Dotted Rustic

List for SP9326: 10/07/12

1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    17
1344    Eudonia mercurella    2
1376    Small Magpie    1
1428    Bee Moth    1
1439    Trachycera advenella    1    NFY
1713    Riband Wave    1
1758*   Barred Straw    1
1906    Brimstone Moth    1
1922    Swallow-tailed Moth    1
1937    Willow Beauty    1
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2088    Heart And Club    5
2089    Heart And Dart    7
2105*   Dotted Rustic    1
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2164    Broad-barred White    1    NFY
2321    Dark Arches    1
2322    Light Arches    1

Total: 18 species

SP9326: 09/07/12 - Night with White Satin

Silver Y numbers on the rise now that the Buddleia has finally flowered.

2031 White Satin Moth

List for SP9326: 09/07/12

0647    Brown House-moth    1
0779    Bryotropha affinis    1
0874    Blastobasis lacticolella    2
1083    Hedya nubiferana    1    (Marbled Orchard Tortrix)    NFY
1086    Hedya salicella    1    NFY
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    18
1344    Eudonia mercurella    3
1376    Small Magpie    1    NFY
1428    Bee Moth    1
1497    Amblyptilia acanthadactyla    1
1669    Common Emerald    1
1713    Riband Wave    1
1728    Garden Carpet    1
1742    Yellow Shell    1
1961    Light Emerald    1    NFY
2031    White Satin Moth    1    NFY
2050    Common Footman    3
2088    Heart And Club    5
2089    Heart And Dart    5
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2321    Dark Arches    3
2322    Light Arches    1
2381x  The Uncertain/Rustic agg.    3
2387    Mottled Rustic    1
2441    Silver Y    3

Total: 25 species

SP9326: 04/07/12 - Tiger in the Tank !

It was way past bedtime, conditions looked good, and with an early start for work in prospect I followed the 'just one more look' policy of mothing. What I least expected was a stunning Scarlet Tiger sitting on the trap.
Homoeosoma sinuella was another new* garden moth as was Ancylis achatana.

1115* Ancylis achatana

1481* Homoeosoma sinuella

2068* Scarlet Tiger

List for SP9326: 04/07/12

1010    Red-barred Tortrix    1    NFY
1115*   Ancylis achatana    1    
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    19
1344    Eudonia mercurella    7
1428    Bee Moth    2
1481*   Homoeosoma sinuella    1
1669    Common Emerald    1    NFY
1711    Treble Brown Spot    1
1713    Riband Wave    1
1862    Double-striped Pug    1
1937    Willow Beauty    1
2050    Common Footman    3
2068*   Scarlet Tiger    1
2088    Heart And Club    5
2089    Heart And Dart    5
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2193    The Clay    1    NFY
2321    Dark Arches    4
2333    Large Nutmeg    1
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic    2
2387    Mottled Rustic    1
2441    Silver Y    1    NFY

Total: 22 species


For the younger reader(s), 'put a Tiger in the tank' was an advertising slogan for 'ESSO' petrol during the 20th century :-)

SP9326: 02/07/12 - Shark attack !

A pleasing list with four new* moths for the garden.

0161* Leopard Moth

0464 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-backed Moth)

1955* Common White Wave

2216* The Shark

2279 The Sycamore

List for SP9326: 02/07/12

0161*   Leopard Moth    1
0450    Scythropia crataegella    1    (Hawthorn Moth)
0464    Plutella xylostella    1    (Diamond-back Moth)    NFY
0994    Clepsis consimilana    2    NFY
1002    Lozotaenia forsterana    1
1175*  Epiblema uddmanniana    1    (Bramble Shoot Moth)
1261    Cydia Pomonella    1    (Codling Moth)
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    19
1428    Bee Moth    3
1728    Garden Carpet    1
1922    Swallow-tailed Moth    2    NFY
1931    Peppered moth    2
1937    Willow Beauty    1
1955*  Common White Wave    1
1991    Elephant hawk-moth    1    NFY
1994    Buff-tip    1
2088    Heart and Club    2
2089    Heart and Dart    11
2126    Setaceous Hebrew Character    1
2216*  The Shark    1
2279    The Sycamore    1    NFY
2284x  Dark/Grey Dagger agg.    1
2321    Dark Arches    5
2322    Light Arches    1    NFY
2333    Large Nutmeg    2
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    2

Total: 26 species

SP9326: 01/07/12 - Meh !

The mothing year continues to  disappoint.



List for SP9326: 01/07/12

1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    4
1428    Bee Moth    1
1711    Treble Brown Spot    1    NFY
1931    Peppered Moth    1
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2088    Heart and Club    2
2089    Heart and Dart    8
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2321    Dark Arches    1
2387    Mottled Rustic    1

Total: 10 species