SP9326: 19/08/15 - Grey Matter

Tmin: 14.3°C; W: S 2-6 mph; P: 0.5 mm;

A mild night, humid and, early on, intermittent drizzle. Parasol deployed but still reasonable moth numbers.

Stats !

Second garden record of Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis
Latest garden records of:
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis from 70 records/132 individuals
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata from 22 records/30 individuals
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. from 73 records/181 individuals

2284x Dark/Grey Dagger agg

2289 Knot Grass

Date: 19/08/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

29

species

/

75

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1260	Cydia splendana	Marbled Piercer	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	3
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	7
1305	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer	15
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	4
1309	Agriphila geniculea	Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer	1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
1732	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Shaded Broad-bar	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	2
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	4
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	4
2284x	Acronicta psi-tridens	Dark-Grey Dagger agg	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	3
2303	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	8
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	1
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	4
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 02/08/15 - Two new Macros

Tmin: 13.1°C; W: SE 0-7 mph; P: trace;

A mild night followed a warm day, and this was reflected by a reasonable catch. Two sought after macros turned up - both outside the trap !

First garden records of:
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis,
Webb's Wainscot Archanara sparganii.

Second garden record of Argyresthia semifusca.

419 Argyresthia semifusca

2289 Knot Grass

2373 Webb's Wainscot

Date: 02/08/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

37

species

/

85

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
419	Argyresthia semifusca	Brown Rowan Argent	1
642	Batia unitella	Golden-brown Tubic	1
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
779	Bryotropha affinis	Dark Groundling	1
787	Bryotropha terrella	Cinereous Groundling	1
873	Blastobasis adustella	(=lignea) Dingy Dowd	5
972	Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1036	Acleris forsskaleana	Maple Button	1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1
1063	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	1
1245	Grapholita janthinana	Pale-bordered Piercer	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	7
1302	Crambus perlella	Yellow Satin Veneer	1
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	6
1305	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer	3
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	11
1344	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	1
1362	Pyrausta purpuralis	Common Purple & Gold	1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	2
1413	Hypsopygia costalis	Gold Triangle (=Gold Fringe)	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	5
1634	Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	3
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	2
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
2031	Leucoma salicis	White Satin	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	2
2303	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	3
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	5
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	2
2373	Archanara sparganii	Webb's Wainscot	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden