SP9326: 28/06/15 - Quality

Tmin: 11.6°C; W: W 0-8 mph; P: 0 mm;

Second garden record of Fenland Pearl Phlyctaenia perlucidalis.

Earliest garden records of Fenland Pearl Phlyctaenia perlucidalis and Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula.

There seems to be many more Heart and Club this season than is usual.

1380 Phlyctaenia perlucidalis

2322 Light Arches

2327 Clouded Brindle

2473 Beautiful Hook-tip

Date: 28/06/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

13

species

/

46

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	9
1380	Phlyctaenia perlucidalis	Fenland Pearl	1
1634	Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	4
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	10
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	10
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2322	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	1
2327	Apamea epomidion	Clouded Brindle	1
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	4
2473	Laspeyria flexula	Beautiful Hook-tip	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 22/07/13 - A Splendid Night !

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.

246* Tinea semifulvella

286* Caloptilia alchimiella

449* Prays fraxinella

1097* Endothenia gentianaeana

1716* Vestal

2349* Mere Wainscot

2473 Beautiful Hook-tip

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

SP9326: 30/06/11

A reasonable effort - Beautiful Hook-tip and Scarce Footman were new * for the garden, and four of The Lackey were notable.

What I thought was a Common Rustic posed a few questions - with some fading and appearing a bit broad-in-the-beam. After taking advice from the recorders it is probably Brown Rustic. I've labelled the second image as The Uncertain - that's because i'm uncertain, funnily enough !

2047* Scarce Footman

2381 The Uncertain (?)

2193 The Clay

2302 Brown Rustic

2473 Beautiful Hook-tip

List for SP9326: 30/06/11

1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    6

1344    Eudonia mercurella    10

1428    Bee Moth    1

1634    Lackey    4

1653    Buff Arches    1

1705    Dwarf Cream Wave    1

1921    Scalloped Oak    1

2047*   Scarce Footman    1

2050    Common Footman    1

2061    Buff Ermine    2

2088    Heart and Club    8

2089    Heart and Dart    30

2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1

2120*   Ingrailed Clay    1

2155    Dot Moth    2

2170    Varied Coronet    1

2193    The Clay    1

2302    Brown Rustic    1
2321    Dark Arches    3

2334    Rustic Shoulder-knot    1

2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    10

2473*   Beautiful Hook-tip    1

2489    The Fan-foot    1

Total: 23 species