TL0024: 09/07/11

I have used the battery powered 15w actinic Heath trap on ten occasions over the last two years at this site. The 'Ratface' Skinner pulls in more moths, but it's mains powered and thus has only been used in the garden (and in a Cornish garden). Still, the Heath does a job, and not surprisingly four of the species were newly  self-caught moths for the site.

The 'best' of the modest catch was The Gothic - an uncommon moth with a local distribution - 95 records in the database.

1338 Dipleurina lacustrata

1702 Small Fan-footed Wave

1830 Wormwood Pug

2136 The Gothic

List for TL0024: 09/07/11

1338*  Dipleurina lacustrata    1
1344    Eudonia mercurella    1
1405    Mother of Pearl    3
1702*  Small Fan-footed Wave    1
1713    Riband Wave    1
1830*  Wormwood Pug    1
2044    Dingy Footman    3
2104    Lesser Yellow Underwing    1
2136*  The Gothic    1
2198    Smokey Wainscot    1
2318    The Dun-bar    6
2321    Dark Arches    1
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    2

Total: 13 species
+ possible Eudonia pallida, but specimen worn/poor photo

SP9326: 09/07/11

A new* macro for the garden - White Satin Moth - an uncommon resident with a local distribution, and first showing of Piniphila bifasciata whose larvae feed on pine.
The first Ruby Tigers of the year appeared, and what is certainly second generation Shuttle-shaped Dart - the last caught was 20th May. Another two Small Blood-vein.

1063 Celypha striana

1079* Piniphila bifasciana

1294 Crambus pascuella

2031* White Satin Moth

2387 Mottled Rustic

List for 09/07/11: SP9326

  972    Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix    2

  989    Timothy Tortrix    1
  994    Clepsis consimilana    1
1063    Celypha striana    4
1079*   Piniphila bifasciana    1

1261    Codling Moth    1
1294    Crambus Pascuella    1

1306    Agriphila inquinatella    1

1344    Eudonia mercurella    1

1424    Endotricha flammealis    1

1634    The Lackey    2

1669    Common Emerald    1

1690    Small Blood-vein    2

1705    Dwarf Cream Wave    1

1713    Riband Wave    2

1921    Scalloped Oak    1

1922    Swallow-tailed Moth    2

1991    Elephant Hawk-moth    1

2031*   White Satin Moth    1

2047    Scarce Footman    1

2050    Common Footman    1

2064    Ruby Tiger    2

2088    Heart And Club    1

2089    Heart And Dart    6

2092    Shuttle-shaped Dart    1

2155    Dot Moth    1

2164    Broad-barred White    1

2198    Smoky Wainscot    1

2321    Dark Arches    3

2337    Marbled Minor    1

2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    7

2387    Mottled Rustic    1

2477    The Snout    1

2489    The Fan-foot    2 

Total: 34 species

SP9326: 05/07/11 - Hummer

A Hummingbird Hawk-moth seen feeding (in light rain) on the garden Buddleia was the first seen this year - it's reportedly a good year for them. I did try to photograph it, but the images are rotten - more than usual, that is !

SP9326: 03/07/11 - Thoroughly good

Optimal conditions resulted in a good haul with ten additions* to the garden list.

The best macro, I suppose, was Blue-bordered Carpet (an uncommon resident with a local distribution). The Brown-tail is described as uncommon resident/immigrant with a local distribution. The other new macros are probably as a result of using better equipment this year ('Ratface special' !) as the're not uncommon.

There were a couple of interesting micros - Phlyctaenia perlucidalis which UKmoths states is a scarce specie having first been noted in Huntingdonshire in 1957. The Beds Moth Group website indicates sixty-one records for Bedfordshire. It was noted at MVCP in 2009, and Maulden Wood (two) in 2010.

One of the 'bird dropping' tortix Hedya salicella seems to be another scarce micro with thirty-one in the database. At least one has been caught so far this year at Kempston (MJP).

Hard to ignore was the monster caddis Phryganea grandis that was crawling around the trap !

1086* Hedya salicella

1302 Crambus perlella

1313 Catoptria pinella

1380* Phlyctaenia perlucidalis

1766* Blue-bordered Carpet

1777* July Highflyer

1941* Mottled Beauty

2029* Brown-tail

2318* The Dun-bar

Phryganea grandis

List for SP9326: 03/07/11

0424    Yponomeuta evonymella    1
0937    Agapeta hamana    1
0972    Pandemis heparana    3
1036    Acleris forsskaleana    1
1086*   Hedya salicella    1
1261    Cydia pomonella    2
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    120
1294    Crambus pascuella    1
1302    Crambus perlella    4
1304    Agriphila straminella    4
1306    Agriphila inquinatella    2
1313    Catoptria pinella    1
1344    Eudonia mercurella    3
1380*   Phlyctaenia perlucidalis    1
1390*   Udea prunalis    1
1417*   Meal Moth    4
1424    Endotricha flammealis    1
1634    The Lackey    3
1669    Common Emerald    2
1713    Riband Wave    3
1742    Yellow Shell    2
1766*   Blue-bordered Carpet    1
1777*   July Highflyer    1
1858    The V-pug    1
1860    Green Pug    1
1862    Double-striped Pug    1
1931    Peppered Moth    1
1937    Willow Beauty    1
1941*   Mottled Beauty    1
1976    Privet Hawk-moth    1
1991    Elephant Hawk-moth    1
1994    Buff-tip    2
2029*   Brown-tail    1
2047    Scarce Footman    2
2050    Common Footman    2
2077    Short-cloaked Moth    1
2088    Heart And Club    8
2089    Heart And Dart    17
2098    The Flame    2
2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1
2128    Double Square-spot    2
2155    Dot Moth    3
2198    Smoky Wainscot    1
2284x   Dark/Grey Dagger agg.    1
2318*   The Dun-bar    1
2321    Dark Arches    8
2337x  Marbled Minor agg.    1
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    8
2489    The Fan-foot    1
2492*   Small Fan-foot    1

Total: 50 species
+ 4 micros TBI

SP9326: 02/07/11

A reasonable turnout with two new* moths for the garden - a nice Lesser Swallow Prominent (a lively fellow), and what appears to be Aethes cnicana (how d'you pronounce THAT ?!) with thirty previous records in the database.

945* Aethes cnicana 

1858 The V-Pug

2006* Lesser Swallow Prominent

List for SP9326: 02/07/11

  658    Carcina quercana    1

  945*  Aethes cnicana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella   25

1306    Agriphila inquinatella    1

1376    Small Magpie    1

1634    The Lackey    1

1705    Dwarf Cream Wave    1

1708    Single-dotted Wave    1

1713    Riband Wave    4

1742    Yellow Shell    1

1858    The V-pug    1

1860    Green Pug    1

1887    Clouded Border    1

1921    Scalloped Oak    3

1994    Buff-tip    5

2006*   Lesser Swallow Prominent    1

2047    Scarce Footman    2

2050    Common Footman    3

2088    Heart and Club    8

2089    Heart and Dart    12

2107    Large Yellow Underwing    1

2126    Setaceous Hebrew Character    1

2128    Double Square-spot    3

2155    Dot Moth    2

2160    Bright-line Brown-eye    1

2164    Broad-barred White    1

2321    Dark Arches    10

2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    8

2473    Beautiful Hook-tip    1

2474    Straw Dot    1

2477    The Snout    1

2489    The Fan-foot    1

Total: 32 species

SP9326: 01/07/11 - The Elephant in the garden

An Elephant Hawk-moth was new* for the garden - and about time too !

List for SP9326: 01/07/11

  424    Bird-cherry Ermine    2
1036    Acleris forsskaleana    2
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    47
1304    Agriphila straminella    3
1306    Agriphila inquinatella    1
1428    Bee Moth    1
1634    The Lackey    1
1705    Dwarf Cream Wave    2
1713    Riband Wave    1
1858    The V-pug    1
1860    Green Pug    1
1921    Scalloped Oak    1
1922    Swallow-tailed Moth    1
1991*   Elephant Hawk-moth    1
1994    Buff-tip    1
2050    Common Footman    1
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2077    Short-cloaked Moth    2
2088    Heart and Club    9
2089    Heart and Dart    25
2098    The Flame    2
2128    Double Square-spot    1
2164    Broad-barred White    2
2284x  Dark/Grey Dagger    1
2321    Dark Arches    9
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    15

Total species: 26

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