SP9326: 14/10/12 - Roll out the Red-green Carpet

A dire month so far - four sessions yielding ten moths of four species - so rather pleased to snag a new* macro for the garden - Red-green Carpet, seen only once before in TL0024 on 18/10/10.

1760* Red-green Carpet

A dullish-brown larva, noted occasionally over the last couple of weeks, was finally photographed and identified as the Dot Moth. The larva is polyphagous but was feeding on an unknown plant whose origin may be explained by the fact that it is growing under the birdseed feeder!

2155 Dot Moth

SP9326: 21/06/11

Well, that's mid-summer gone ! Minimum 12 Celsius, with wind increasing overnight - must see my GP about that...

Ypsolopha scabrella was new for the garden, and welcome returns for The Lackey - ten of which were seen last year between 24/06 and 18/07 - and Varied Coronet with a single last year.

455* Ypsolopha scabrella

1634 The Lackey

2155 Dot Moth

2170 Varied Coronet

List for SP9326: 21/06/11 

  455*  Ypsolopha scabrella    1
1076    Celypha lacunana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    3
1301    Crambus lathoniellus    1

1634    The Lackey    1
1713    Riband Wave    1   (f. remutata)
1994    Buff-tip    1
2050    Common Footman    1
2088    Heart and Club    5
2089    Heart and Dart    24
2155    Dot Moth    1
2170    Varied Coronet    1
2321    Dark Arches    1
2322    Light Arches    1
2333    Large Nutmeg    1
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    6

Total: 16 species