SP9326: 31/07/11

Very warm, with a minimum of 16 Celsius.

Two new* macros for the garden were The Magpie (coincidentally, there was a dead one on the front bumper of the car - i.e. its demise was somewhere between London and Bedfordshire) and The Lychnis (which I've caught in Cornwall a few times). A new micro was Phycita roberella.

1452* Phycita roborella

1884* The Magpie

2030 Yellow-tail

2173* The Lychnis

2352 Dusky Sallow

List for SP9326: 31/07/11

  642    Batia unitella    1
  972    Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix    1
  974    Argyrotaenia ljungiana    1
1036    Acleris forsskaleana    2
1048    Garden Rose Tortrix    1
1063    Celypha striana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    10
1304    Agriphila straminella    6
1305    Agriphila tristella    2
1306    Agriphila inquinatella    7
1331    Water Veneer    13
1344    Eudonia mercurella    1
1361    Pyrausta aurata    1
1424    Endotricha flammealis    2
1452*   Phycita roborella    1
1634    The Lackey    2
1651    Chinese Character    1
1708    Single-dotted Wave    1
1713    Riband Wave    3
1742    Yellow Shell    1
1884*   The Magpie    1
2030    Yellow-tail    1
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2064    Ruby Tiger    5
2089    Heart And Dart    1
2092    Shuttle-shaped Dart    9
2173*   The Lychnis    1
2293    Marbled Beauty    3
2303    Straw Underwing    3
2321    Dark Arches    1
2343x  Common Rustic agg.    1
2352    Dusky Sallow    1
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    5

Total: 33 species
+ 4 TBI

Summary: SP9326, garden - July 2011

Total moths caught:   472

Total species caught: 135 (77 micro, 58 macro)

New for the garden: 44 species (26 micro, 18 macro)

Temperatures:
Lowest minimum: 5.8 Celsius on 31st
Highest minimum: 14 Celsius on 4th

SP9326: 30/07/11 - Dismal

 Still using the Heath trap, and didn't get up 'til late. The first Straw Underwing of the year.

2303 Straw Underwing

List for SP9326: 30/07/11

1305    Agriphila tristella    1
1306    Agriphila inquinatella    2
2092    Shuttle-shaped Dart    2
2303    Straw Underwing    1

Total: 4 species

SP9326: 29/07/11

Under a clear sky the minimum temperature was 5.8 Celsius! Even fewer in the Heath trap.

648 White-shouldered House-moth

List for SP9326: 29/07/11

  648    White-shouldered House-moth    1
1063    Celypha striana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    3
1306    Agriphila inquinatella    1
2293    Marbled Beauty    1
2341    Cloaked Minor    1

2343x  Common Rustic agg.    1

2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    2

Total: 8 species

SP9326: 28/07/11

I'm using the Heath 15w for the next few days - this means less moths which suits current work commitments.

Two new* micros were Lobesia abscisana and Grapholita janthinana - although the former could be 1079 Piniphila bifasciana , which was caught on the 9th July 2011, so I reserve the right to change my mind !

A couple of Common Rustic agg. variations are also presented.

937 Agapeta hamana

974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana

1108* Lobesia abscisana
or
1079   Piniphila bifasciana ?

1245* Grapholita janthinana

2343x Common Rustic agg.

2343x Common Rustic agg.

List for SP9326: 28/07/11

  937    Agapeta hamana    1
  974    Argyrotaenia ljungiana    1
1063    Celypha striana    1
1108*  Lobesia abscisana    1
1183    Epiblema foenella    1
1245*  Grapholita Janthinana    1
1405    Mother of Pearl    1
1634    The Lackey    1
1738    Common Carpet    1
2092    Shuttle-shaped Dart    1
2293    Marbled Beauty    1
2343x  Common Rustic agg.    2
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    2

Total: 13 species

SP9326: 26/07/11

1804* Barred Rivulet

A minimum of 13.5 Celsius, and a fair catch.

Barred Rivulet was new* for the garden - an uncommon resident with a local distribution. It can remain as a pupa for up to five years! Long expected additions were Wormwood Pug and Shaded Broad-bar, the latter was in a hurry to be somewhere other than in front of a camera!

1201* Eucosma cana

1260* Cydia splendana

1329* Donacaula forficella

1732* Shaded Broad-bar

1830* Wormwood Pug

1183 Epiblema foenella

List for 26/07/11: SP9326

  424    Bird-cherry Ermine    2
  642    Batia unitella    3
  937    Agapeta hamana    1
  972    Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix    1
  989    Timothy Tortrix    1
1063    Celypha striana    3
1183*   Epiblema foenella    1
1201*   Eucosma cana    1
1260*   Cydia splendana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    12
1304    Agriphila straminella    9
1306    Agriphila inquinatella    3
1329*   Donacaula forficella    1
1344    Eudonia mercurella    3
1362    Pyrausta purpuralis    1
1390    Udea prunalis    1
1424    Endotricha flammealis    6
1524    Emmelina monodactyla    1
1713    Riband Wave    2
1732*   Shaded Broad-bar    1
1804*   Barred Rivulet    1
1830*   Wormwood Pug    1
1887    Clouded Border    1
1921    Scalloped Oak    1
2061    Buff Ermine    1
2064    Ruby Tiger    2
2089    Heart And Dart    1
2092    Shuttle-shaped Dart    10
2155    Dot Moth    1
2193    The Clay    1
2284x  Dark/Grey Dagger agg.    1
2293    Marbled Beauty    2
2318    The Dun-bar    1
2321    Dark Arches    1
2343x  Common Rustic agg.    2
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg    3

Total: 36 species
+ 5 TBI

SP9326: 25/07/11

Warmer than of late, 16 Celsius at midnight. There were more species of micro than macro - not noted that before...

789* Bryotropha domestica

List for SP9326: 25/07/11

  424    Bird-cherry Ermine    1
  642    Batia unitella    1
  787    Bryotropha terrella    1
  789*   Bryotropha domestica    1
  898    Limnaecia phragmitella    1
  994    Clepsis consimilana    1
1036    Acleris forsskaleana    1
1063    Celypha striana    1
1293    Chrysoteuchia culmella    14
1294    Crambus pascuella    2
1304    Agriphila straminella    23
1361    Pyrausta aurata    1
1376    Small Magpie    1
1390    Udea prunalis    1
1405    Mother of Pearl    2
1424    Endotricha flammealis    5
1439    Trachycera advenella    2
1524    Emmelina monodactyla    1
1634    The Lackey    2
1708    Single-dotted Wave    1
1713    Riband Wave    4
1742    Yellow Shell    5
1922    Swallow-tailed Moth    1
2011    Pale Prominent    1
2064    Ruby Tiger    2
2092    Shuttle-shaped Dart    5
2193    The Clay    1
2293    Marbled Beauty    1
2318    The Dun-bar    1
2321    Dark Arches    2
2343x  Common Rustic agg    2
2381x  Uncertain/Rustic agg.    3

Total: 32 species

+ 8 micros TBI (when time permits...)