SP9326: 27/06/15 - Chalk Carpet

Tmin: 12.9°C; W: W 0-6 mph; P: 1 mm;

A parasol was erected to protect the trap from the rain forecast. A bat assisted in reducing the night's moth tally.

Second garden record of Chalk Carpet Scotopteryx bipunctaria.

Earliest garden records of Chalk Carpet Scotopteryx bipunctaria and Barred Straw Eulithis pyraliata.

1731 Chalk Carpet

Date: 27/06/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

21

species

/

57

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
1063	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	15
1334	Scoparia ambigualis	Common Grey	1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	2
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Beautiful Plume	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	2
1731	Scotopteryx bipunctaria	Chalk Carpet	1
1758	Eulithis pyraliata	Barred Straw	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	2
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	3
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	4
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	15
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

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