Tmin: 19.2 Celsius - Scorchio! - the temperature was 20.3 Celsius @ 03:00
In the context of this garden it was a super night. New* garden moths encountered began with a Vestal - an immigrant which I've recorded once before in Cornwall.
Next was Caloptilia alchimiella - a smart orange/purple/yellow gracillarid whose larvae feed on Oak. There are seven previous records in VC30 as of 2011. It was recently split from C. robustella, and, as they are similar, ID/confirmation was sought from the micro recorder, David Manning.
DVM also assisted in identifying Endothenia gentianaeana - a bird-dropping-type tortrix.
A couple of 'fillers' were Prays fraxinella and Tinea semifulvella.
Lurking under the last tray was a Mere Wainscot - wainscots are generally scarce here with Smoky, Common and Bulrush recorded so far.
Thus, with six new moths and three new-for-the-year species thrown in, it was a memorable session.
List for SP9326: 22/07/13
246* Tinea semifulvella 1
286* Caloptilia alchimiella 1
449* Prays fraxinella 1
658 Carcina quercana 1
779 Bryotropha affinis 3
905 Blastodacna hellerella 1
937 Agapeta hamana 2
972 Pandemis heparana 2
974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana 2
1010 Ditula angustiorana 1
1032 Aleimma loeflingiana 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 4
1048 Acleris variegana 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1097* Endothenia gentianaeana 1
1183 Epiblema foenella 1
1205 Spilonota ocellana 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 72
1304 Agriphila straminella 11
1305 Agriphila tristella 2
1306 Agriphila inquinatella 4
1313 Catoptria pinella 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella 4
1405 Mother of Pearl 2
1424 Endotricha flammealis 5
1634 The Lackey 3
1651 Chinese Character 1
1713 Riband Wave 4
1716* The Vestal 1
1728 Garden Carpet 2
1742 Yellow Shell 1
1858 The V-pug 3
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
1887 Clouded Border 1
1921 Scalloped Oak 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2029 Brown-tail 1
2050 Common Footman 5
2077 Short-cloaked Moth 2
2088 Heart And Club 2
2089 Heart And Dart 2
2098 The Flame 1
2128 Double Square-spot 3
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2170 Varied Coronet 1
2193 The Clay 1
2280 The Miller 1
2293 Marbled Beauty 1
2318 The Dun-bar 1
2321 Dark Arches 4
2337x Marbled Minor agg. 3
2341 Cloaked Minor 3
2343x Common Rustic agg. 4
2349* Mere Wainscot 1
2381x Uncertain/Rustic agg. 8
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip 1
Total: 57 species/ 192 moths
+ Pug sp. x1
+ Cnephasia sp. x1
+ Tortrix sp. x1 TBI
In the context of this garden it was a super night. New* garden moths encountered began with a Vestal - an immigrant which I've recorded once before in Cornwall.
Next was Caloptilia alchimiella - a smart orange/purple/yellow gracillarid whose larvae feed on Oak. There are seven previous records in VC30 as of 2011. It was recently split from C. robustella, and, as they are similar, ID/confirmation was sought from the micro recorder, David Manning.
DVM also assisted in identifying Endothenia gentianaeana - a bird-dropping-type tortrix.
A couple of 'fillers' were Prays fraxinella and Tinea semifulvella.
Lurking under the last tray was a Mere Wainscot - wainscots are generally scarce here with Smoky, Common and Bulrush recorded so far.
Thus, with six new moths and three new-for-the-year species thrown in, it was a memorable session.
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| 246* Tinea semifulvella |
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| 286* Caloptilia alchimiella |
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| 449* Prays fraxinella |
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| 1097* Endothenia gentianaeana |
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| 1716* Vestal |
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| 2349* Mere Wainscot |
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| 2473 Beautiful Hook-tip |
246* Tinea semifulvella 1
286* Caloptilia alchimiella 1
449* Prays fraxinella 1
658 Carcina quercana 1
779 Bryotropha affinis 3
905 Blastodacna hellerella 1
937 Agapeta hamana 2
972 Pandemis heparana 2
974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana 2
1010 Ditula angustiorana 1
1032 Aleimma loeflingiana 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 4
1048 Acleris variegana 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1097* Endothenia gentianaeana 1
1183 Epiblema foenella 1
1205 Spilonota ocellana 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 72
1304 Agriphila straminella 11
1305 Agriphila tristella 2
1306 Agriphila inquinatella 4
1313 Catoptria pinella 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella 4
1405 Mother of Pearl 2
1424 Endotricha flammealis 5
1634 The Lackey 3
1651 Chinese Character 1
1713 Riband Wave 4
1716* The Vestal 1
1728 Garden Carpet 2
1742 Yellow Shell 1
1858 The V-pug 3
1862 Double-striped Pug 1
1887 Clouded Border 1
1921 Scalloped Oak 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2029 Brown-tail 1
2050 Common Footman 5
2077 Short-cloaked Moth 2
2088 Heart And Club 2
2089 Heart And Dart 2
2098 The Flame 1
2128 Double Square-spot 3
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2170 Varied Coronet 1
2193 The Clay 1
2280 The Miller 1
2293 Marbled Beauty 1
2318 The Dun-bar 1
2321 Dark Arches 4
2337x Marbled Minor agg. 3
2341 Cloaked Minor 3
2343x Common Rustic agg. 4
2349* Mere Wainscot 1
2381x Uncertain/Rustic agg. 8
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip 1
Total: 57 species/ 192 moths
+ Pug sp. x1
+ Cnephasia sp. x1
+ Tortrix sp. x1 TBI
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