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.
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
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.
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| 1758* Barred Straw |
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| 2105* Dotted Rustic |
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
Brilliant photo of a scarce species
ReplyDeleteThanks Ben, it's the second one in VC30 (since 2006) after the recorders had one the night before :-)
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