SP9326: 30/07/15 - Arctic Turn

Tmin: 4.7°C; W: Light airs; P: 0 mm;

Dismal !

Date: 30/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

16

species

/

32

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	3
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	5
1344	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	1
1634	Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	2
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	2
2284x	Acronicta psi-tridens	Dark-Grey Dagger agg	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	5
2352	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	2

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 29/07/15 - Not New: Epiphyas postvittana...

Tmin: 9.7°C; W: WNW 0-7 mph; P: Trace;

A moderate haul despite low minimum temperature.
The latest garden addition was NOT the micro Acleris ferrugana/notana but is the 91st garden record of Epiphyas postvittana comprising of 152 individuals - thanks to Bennyboymothman for the heads-up on this 'schoolboy' error !

Stats !

Latest garden record of Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae (from four records).

998 Epiphyas postvittana

 2154 Cabbage Moth

Date: 29/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

33

species

/

62

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
779	Bryotropha affinis	Dark Groundling	1
873	Blastobasis adustella	(=lignea) Dingy Dowd	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1063	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	10
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	3
1305	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer	1
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	3
1313	Catoptria pinella	Pearl Grass-veneer	1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis	Common Grey	2
1344	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	2
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	2
1634	Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	2
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	2
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1732	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Shaded Broad-bar	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
2031	Leucoma salicis	White Satin	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	3
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	3
2284x	Acronicta psi-tridens	Dark-Grey Dagger agg	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	1
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	5
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	4
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 28/07/15 - Smart Dart !

Tmin: 8.9°C; W: W 2-7 mph; P: 1 mm;

A brief shower and single-figure temperatures produced another grim catch, however, there were some quality moths to be had...

MH has caught Archer's Dart c.3 km to the NNW of here - and also Scarlet Tiger - both of which have now turned up here. So was it inevitable ? - possibly, as our site is 600m from a small working sand quarry. There are currently 15 records in the vc30 database.

Nutmeg has proved hard to nail-down (and possibly missed) in the past. There aren't many oak trees locally (but plenty further afield) so it was nice to get Oak Hook-tip - geometrids don't always stick around , it often appears.

Stats! -

First garden records of:

Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria

Archer's Dart Agrotis vestigialis

Nutmeg Discestra trifolii.

1646 Oak Hook-tip

2085 Archer's Dart

2145 Nutmeg

Date: 28/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

20

species

/

30

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
455	Ypsolopha scabrella	Wainscot Smudge	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	2
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	3
1305	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer	2
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	1
1344	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	3
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	1
1646	Watsonalla binaria	Oak Hook-tip	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2085	Agrotis vestigialis	Archer's Dart	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	2
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	1
2284x	Acronicta psi-tridens	Dark-Grey Dagger agg	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	4
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 27/07/15 - Two NFY

Tmin: 12°C; W: 7-13 mph; P: 3 mm;

Constant nagging wind and a few small cloud bursts made for a less than modest catch.

Second garden record of Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria.

1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn

Date: 27/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

24

species

/

37

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
644	Borkhausenia fuscescens	Small Dingy Tubic	1
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
779	Bryotropha affinis	Dark Groundling	1
873	Blastobasis adustella	(=lignea) Dingy Dowd	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	3
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	1
1305	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer	1
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	3
1913	Ennomos alniaria	Canary-shouldered Thorn	1
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
2030	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
2031	Leucoma salicis	White Satin	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	1
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	6
2341	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	3
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	2

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 25/07/15 - A Late NFY

Tmin: 9.3°C; W: W 0-4 mph; P: 0 mm;

A very poor catch, but hardly surprising following thirty hours of rain, and low overnight temperatures.

Double Square-spot was NFY, and is the second latest garden record by two days (from 21 records), showing signs of wear.
Four Shaded Broad-bar together was a garden record.

2064 Ruby Tiger

2128 Double Square-spot

2343x Common Rustic agg.

More rain today

Date: 25/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

19

species

/

38

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
424	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella	(=decolorella) London Dowd	1
1063	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	2
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	5
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	1
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	4
1344	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	1
1732	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Shaded Broad-bar	4
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	1
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	1
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	3
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	3
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	3

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden