TL0024: March 2012

Two trips to TL0024 using the Heath trap produced nothing spectacular.

663 Diurnea fagella - melanic form

1663 March Moth

1934 Dotted Border

2190 Hebrew Character

List for TL0024: March, 2012

0663    Diurnea fagella    1

1663    March Moth    1

1934    Dotted Border    1

2190    Hebrew Character    10

Total: 4 species in 2 trap sessions

SP9326: March 2012 - Dribs-and-Drabs

There wasn't much to raise the cardiac output in the garden during March - aside from two new* moths. A Twin-spotted Quaker on the 13th, and a Lead-coloured Drab on the 29th, the latter was confidently identified after consulting the comparative photos of  Lead-coloured/Clouded Drabs taken by Mr Matt Burgess of Upper Caldecote. What was notable about these two moths (but adds absolutely nothing to science) is that they both have hyphenated English names.
Astounding, I think you'll agree . . .

1524 Emmelina monodactyla

2063 Muslin moth 

2182 Small Quaker

2185* Lead-coloured Drab

2187 Common Quaker

2188 Clouded Drab

2189* Twin-spotted Quaker

List for SP9326: March, 2012

1497    Amblyptilia acanthadactyla    1
1524    Emmelina monodactyla    2
2063    Muslin Moth    1
2182    Small Quaker    24
2185*   Lead-coloured Drab    1
2187    Common Quaker    33
2188    Clouded Drab    5
2189*   Twin-spotted Quaker    1
2190    Hebrew Character    23
2243    Early Grey    3
2258    The Chestnut    2

Total: 11 species in 16 trap sessions

SP9326: W/Ending 26/02/12 - first moths of the year

A mild snap saw the traps out for the first time this year. Two attempts with the 'Heath' produced nothing. Using the 'Ratface' Skinner on the 24th, however, resulted in the first moths since November '11 - two Tortricodes alternella were new* for the garden, a common moth of the tortrix family flying from February to April.

1025* Tortricodes alternella

1025* Tortricodes alternella

List for SP9326: W/Ending 26/02/12

1025*    Tortricodes alternella    2

Total: 1 species in 3 trap sessions

SP9326: W/Ending 27/11/11 - Scarcely anything...

Tuesday night saw a Tmin of 0.3 Celsius, not before a Scarce Umber  was found on the Heath trap - the 'Ratface' Skinner was drying out from the previous night.... The only other moth was a rather worn specimen of The Chestnut.

1933 Scarce Umber

2258 The Chestnut

List for SP9326: W/Ending 27/11/11

1933    Scarce Umber    1
2258    The Chestnut    1

Total: 2 species in 4 trap sessions

SP9326: W/Ending 20/11/11 - Scarce Umber

The weather continues fairly settled and mild with extensive fog over the weekend.

Finishing work in the middle of the night is no fun, but it does mean one can check the trap for goodies before they fly off /get eaten. So, at 3am on the 18^th, I was pleased to discover two new* garden moths - Scarce Umber and Winter Moth, which rather justified continuing to trap after three blank catches this week.

1933* Scarce Umber

1862 Double-striped Pug

1799* Winter Moth

List for SP9326: W/Ending 20/11/11

1799*   Winter Moth    2
1862    Double-striped Pug    1
1933*   Scarce Umber    1

Total: 3 species in 7 trap sessions

SP9326: W/Ending 13/11/11 - Angle Shades

Continuing mild, fairly breezy.

Very little to report with one blank session and another interrupted by rain.

2306 Angle Shades

List for SP9326: W/Ending 13/11/11

1923    Feathered Thorn    2
2306    Angle Shades    1

Total: 2 species in 3 trap sessions

SP9326: 31/10/11-06/11/11 - Feathered Thorn

Mild, with plenty of rain around. Cooler, dryer and windier over the Guy Faulkes weekend.

 A Feathered Thorn was new* for the garden on the 3^rd. A 'surge' of micros with 2 species on the 4^th.

874 Blastobasis lacticolella

1923* Feathered Thorn

List for SP9326: 31/10/11-06/11/11

  874    Blastobasis lacticolella    1
  998    Epiphyas postvittana    2
1923*   Feathered Thorn    1

Total: 3 species in 3 trap sessions