SP9326: 09/07/15 - Cool Night

Tmin: 8.9°C; W: SW 0-4 mph; P: 0 mm;

Single figure minimum temperatures!

Third garden record of Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa.

2330 Dusky Brocade

Date: 09/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

19

species

/

50

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
1063	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	14
1331	Acentria ephemerella	Water Veneer	1
1634	Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	3
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2031	Leucoma salicis	White Satin	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	3
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	6
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	7
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	3
2330	Apamea remissa	Dusky Brocade	1
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 11/07/13 - New: Pine Hawk-moth

Tmin: 9.1 Celsius - heatwave continues (only during the day, it seems).

Finally, new* for the garden, a Pine Hawk-moth - certainly had more hawk-moths this season than in previous years. Dusky Brocade was only the second record at this site. Seven year-firsts.

1682 Blood-vein

1978* Pine Hawk-moth

1981 Poplar Hawk-moth

2330 Dusky Brocade

List for SP9326: 11/07/13

  647    Hofmannophila pseudospretella    1
  998    Epiphyas postvittana    1
1010    Ditula angustiorana    1
1076    Celypha lacunana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    3
1634    The Lackey    1
1682    Blood-vein    1
1728    Garden Carpet    1
1742    Yellow Shell    1
1860    Green Pug    1
1978*   Pine Hawk-moth    1
1981    Poplar Hawk-moth    1
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2088    Heart And Club    4
2089    Heart And Dart    7
2155    Dot Moth    1
2321    Dark Arches    2
2330    Dusky Brocade    1
2337x   Marbled Minor agg.    1
2381x   Uncertain/Rustic agg.    5
2434    Burnished Brass    1
2441    Silver Y    1

Total: 22 species/ 38 moths

SP9326: 27/06/12 - After Dusk

Another reasonable night despite the rain arriving at 02:20 hrs with T.min of 15.0 deg. C.

Two new* moths for the garden were 2330 Dusky Brocade and 1827 Freyer's Pug.

965 Cochylis hybridella

1827* Freyer's Pug

1832 Currant Pug

2330* Dusky Brocade

List for SP9326: 27/06/12

0965    Cochylis hybridella    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    13
1294    Crambus pascuella    1
1334    Scoparia ambigualis    2
1428    Bee Moth    4
1713    Riband Wave    1
1827*  Freyer's Pug    1
1832    Currant Pug    1
1906    Brimstone Moth    1
1937    Willow Beauty    1
1994    Buff-tip    2
2050    Common Footman    1
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2088    Heart And Club    1
2089    Heart And Dart    7
2278    Poplar Grey    1
2284    Grey Dagger    1
2321    Dark Arches    2
2330*  Dusky Brocade    1
2333    Large Nutmeg    3
2340    Middle-barred Minor    1
2381    The Uncertain    2
2387    Mottled Rustic    1
2389    Pale Mottled Willow    1

Total: 24 species