SP9326: 18/07/13 - New: Chalk Carpet

Tmin: 13.4 Celsius - a very warm night.

At last a chance to trap, and a much hoped-for Chalk Carpet was new* for the garden, and second ever records for  Maple Prominent and Cream-bordered Green Pea. Seven Lackey were notable - a garden record. Nine species were new-for-the-year.

1731* Chalk Carpet

2418 Cream-bordered Green Pea

List for SP9326: 18/07/12

  424    Yponomeuta evonymella    2
  648    White-shouldered House-moth    1

  779    Bryotropha affinis    1
  937    Agapeta hamana    1
  972    Pandemis heparana    1
1010    Ditula angustiorana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    13
1304    Agriphila straminella    1
1344    Eudonia mercurella    6
1331    Acentria ephemerella    c.160
1413    Gold Triangle    1
1424    Endotricha flammealis    1
1524    Emmelina monodactyla    1
1634    The Lackey    7
1651    Chinese Character    1
1653    Buff Arches    1
1731*   Chalk Carpet    1
1742    Yellow Shell    1
1858    The V-pug    2
1862    Double-striped Pug    2
1887    Clouded Border    1
1922    Swallow-tailed Moth    1
1931    Peppered Moth    1
1941    Mottled Beauty    1
1958    Clouded Silver    1
2009    Maple Prominent    1
2047    Scarce Footman    1
2050    Common Footman    2
2077    Short-cloaked Moth 4
2089    Heart And Dart    3
2155    Dot Moth    2
2280    The Miller    1
2293    Marbled Beauty    2
2318    The Dun-bar    1
2321    Dark Arches    10
2337x  Marbled Minor agg.    2
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    6
2418    Cream-bordered Green Pea    1

2489    The Fan-foot    1

Total: 38 species/ 245 moths

SP9326: 19/08/11 - Lesser Wax Moth

Low of 12.2 Celsius, mild breeze at times.

Two new* moths for the garden - Lesser Wax Moth shows only 10 records on the NBN Gateway, and Cream-bordered Green Pea which, considering the amount of  Salix nearby, was overdue.

1426* Lesser Wax Moth

2418* Cream-bordered Green Pea

List for SP9326: 19/08/11

    15    Orange Swift    11
  648    White-shouldered House-moth    1
  658    Carcina quercana    1
  974    Argyrotaenia ljungiana    2
1048    Garden Rose Tortrix    1
1063    Celypha striana    1
1245    Grapholita Janthinana    1
1260    Cydia splendana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    1
1304    Agriphila straminella    3
1305    Agriphila tristella    9
1309    Agriphila geniculea    1
1426*   Lesser Wax Moth    1
1439    Trachycera advenella    1
1713    Riband Wave    1
1742    Yellow Shell    1
1838    Tawny Speckled Pug    1
1906    Brimstone Moth    1
1937    Willow Beauty    4
2092    Shuttle-shaped Dart    1
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    3
2126    Setaceous Hebrew Character    4
2293    Marbled Beauty    6
2303    Straw Underwing    1
2343    Common Rustic    1
2384    Vine's Rustic    1
2418*   Cream-bordered Green Pea    1

Total: 27 species